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The Stranger
Welcoming the unknown traveller — every tradition makes the visitor a sacrament, the door wider than the household.
Judaism
"But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself..."
"Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt."
"And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day..."
Christianity
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
"...I was a stranger, and ye took me in..."
Islam
"And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive..."