'n Paar aanhalings wat my help dink oor die vreemdeling en gasvryheid:
“That is our vocation: to convert … the enemy into a guest and to create the free and fearless space where brotherhood and sisterhood can be formed and fully experienced.” Henri j. M. Nouwen
"Wanneer daar 'n vreemdeling by julle in julle land woon, mag julle hom nie onderdruk nie. Julle moet hom soos 'n medeburger behandel en hom liefhê soos julleself. Julle was immers self ook vreemdelinge in Egipte. Ek is die Here julle God." Lev 19:33-34
“I believe we are still here to help men and women to learn to live as each other's guests. We are guests of this life. We are guests of this planet, and we are almost destroying it. … people should learn a new language, a new way of life, learn to be guests and let others be their guest.” George Steiner
“To open up and become sensitive to God's own mission could also mean that we begin to recognize the strangers as messengers, sent to us with a particular message, and that, therefore, before we dare preach to them we ought to listen to their stories.” Gerhard Hoffmanin
In an era when many of us feel that time is our scarcest resource, hospitality falters. … "in a fast-food culture," a wise Benedictine monk observes, "you have to remind yourself that some things cannot be done quickly. Hospitality takes time." Dorothy c. Bass
"Welcoming the stranger is not optional for Christians. Nor is it conditional." said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia
"Isn't it cheaper and smarter to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?" Bono, U2
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