"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. Luke 10:5-7 When Jesus sent out 72 men as missionaries to the surrounding villages, He gave them several instructions, but one in particular piqued my interest. He commanded them not to look for places to board but rather to stay in the houses where they would be welcomed. The owner of the house would then be expected to keep them at their own expense. I thought of this in our own context. Would I host a travelling missionary, unknown to my family and me? Would you? Christians have many ‘valid’ reasons why they would be hesitant to host a complete stranger. - He/she could be a conman (and there are many wolves in sheep’s clothing in our time!)...