When Lydia and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home.

Acts chapter 16, verse 15.

Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Our reading, Hospitality in Jesus, was written by Katera Patton and read by Tony Collier.

As a by Katera Patton and read by Tony Collier. Acts chapter 16 verses 11 through 15.

From Troas, we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrus, and the next day we went

to Neapolis. From there we traveled to Philippi, a Romanrus, and the next day we went to Neapolis.

From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony, and the leading city of that district

of Macedonia, and we stayed there several days.

On the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place

of prayer.

We sat down and began to speak to the

women who had gathered there. One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thiatira

named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart

to respond to Paul's message.

When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home.

If you consider me a believer in the Lord, she said,

come and stay at my house, and she persuaded us. Hospitality in Jesus

Written by Katera Patton

During the U.S. Civil Rights Movement,

famed New Orleans cook Leah Chase did what she could.

She prepared food and fed those who were marching for equal rights for all people. She said,

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