Be ready with a meal or a bed when it's needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it!..(MSG)
I read in the newspaper this morning about Mr. Crete, a dairy farmer from Boscawen, NH, who was diagnosed with liver cancer two years ago and was given 6-18 months to live. Last year, praise God, he was able to come back and work his farm. This man, for more than 20 years, earned the reputation as a methodical and hardworking farmer who set examples for others in the local dairy industry.
He died suddenly Tuesday night at Concord Hospital, at age 53, of an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Crete was known in his town as man who would stop by neighbors and friends homes with his loader to shovel them out of their driveways in winter, a man who would drop off extra food at the local food pantry and man who worked on church suppers. Even working 18-20 hour days, seven days a week, he found time to give to his family, his community and never refused a request from his church. His friends say he was a positive influence to others.
How many angels did Mr. Crete extend hospitality to without knowing it? How many in the community? In his church? In the Merrimack County 4-H?
