What Do I Lose by Not Practising Christian Hospitality?

We’ve thought about it. The neighbour we keep meaning to have over. The new family at church who always stands alone after the service. The colleague who mentioned, almost in passing, that she doesn’t really know anyone in the city yet. We meant to do something about it. But the week got busy. The house isn’t quite ready. Maybe next month, when things settle down. But what if that quiet hesitation is costing us far more than a missed dinner? What if hospitality isn’t a personality type or a spiritual gift for the naturally warm — but a direct overflow of what Christ has done for us? And what if, when we neglect it, we lose something we cannot quite recover by any other means?