Sydney Smith born 1771.
Dr. John Gregory born 1724.
Richard Cobden born 1804.
Jefferson Davis born 1808.
Norman Macleod born 1812.
Certainly, let the board be spread and let the bed be dressed for
the traveler; but let not the emphasis of hospitality lie in these
things. Honor to the house where they are simple to the verge of
hardship, so that there the intellect is awake and reads the law of
the universe, the soul worships truth and love, honor and courtesy
flow into all deeds.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Kind actions, and good wishes, and pure thoughts
No mystery is here: Here is no boon
For high--yet not for low: The smoke ascends
To heaven as lightly from the cottage hearth
As from the haughtiest palace.
--William Wordsworth.
Given to hospitality.
--Romans 12. 13.
Gracious Father, I beseech thee to give me wisdom for kind thoughts
and deeds. Teach me true hospitality, that I may be gracious in my own
home and appreciative in the home of others. May I not temper my
hospitality for certain reasons, but have a genuine welcome for all.
Amen.