This sermons was preached for the St. Andrew's/St. Michael's online service for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecosts. The texts for this Sunday were: Genesis 22:1-14 , Psalm 13 , Romans 6:12-23 , and Matthew 10:40-42 . One of my projects in seminary was working with a small, urban parish on re-imagining welcoming. How could we make visitors who came through their door feel comfortable and appreciated? I focused a lot on small, tangible things like how confusing the bulletin might be for non-Episcopalians or thinking through whether a giant hug-fest during the peace might be extremely welcoming or totally intimidating. But we also sank into the most beautiful and symbolic expressions of Episcopal hospitality: that daring moment when we all drank from the one cup of salvation, when no one is turned away from the table. The past few weeks, our parish leadership has been hard at work considering another, seemingly opposite question. As we begin to regather in person, h