Monday, October 19 When you spread a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; and you will be happy, because they have nothing with which to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous ones.​—Luke 14:13, 14.

[Áine]

Monday, October 19

When you spread a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; and you will be happy, because they have nothing with which to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous ones.—Luke 14:13, 14.

 

Brothers, you demonstrate that you are “hospitable” when you do good things for others, including those outside your circle of close friends. (1 Pet. 4:9) One reference work describes a hospitable man this way: “The door of his house—and of his heart—must be open to strangers.” Ask yourself, ‘What is my reputation when it comes to welcoming visitors?’ (Heb. 13:2, 16) A hospitable man shares what he can with visitors, including lowly ones of little means and hardworking servants, such as circuit overseers and visiting speakers.—Gen. 18:2-8;Prov. 3:27; Acts 16:15; Rom. 12:13. w24.11 21 ¶6

[Seasider]

Google says 

“At its true core, hospitality is the practice of making others feel genuinely welcomed “ 

 

It goes further than spreading a meal. We need to have a genuine interest in others , especially the “ lesser ones” of the congregation who may easily be overlooked. It is certainly not done with thought of getting something back. Jehovah hospitably invites us to talk to him in prayer . 

[LeolaRootStew]

-if the resurrection of the righteous is a repayment, then it must be different from the resurrection of the unrighteous, who are not being repaid. Perhaps the difference is that the righteous are resurrected first, and that is a benefit in some material or spiritual way.

-is Jesus referring to earth or heavenly resurrection? The next verse mentions the Kingdom of Heaven, so it could be heavenly.Only the righteous are resurrected to heaven, so maybe the reward is being in heaven

 

-what does it cost to be hospitable today? Money, time, effort, a self-less spirit. You will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous. What about during the NS? Will you be repaid for hospitality then or is it not necessary? If the purpose of hospitality today is to relieve a need, then will there be no need for repayment in the NS because no one will be in a state of deprivation? Will hospitality be purely about socializing and thus no further repayment will be necessary? Is this verse primarily about not letting your brothers go hungry?

[Cats]

In some countries in Europe they eat without letting the guest eat with them! Or they let them eat and then bill them at the end for literally every slice of bread etc. We definitely don't want to do that to guests ourselves 😅