meditatio at the water's edge

Tonight we will be listening for what God has to say to us and how we can respond concerning the weak and helpless people around us. I've put some thoughts together that I will share tonight (you can read them at my personal blog). Here's a little bit from what I wrote:

What will it mean for us to have the helpless at our table? I'm not exactly sure, but I know it will mean that we will be inconvenienced. I know it will mean confronting the pride that so quickly saturates the hearts of the affluent. It might mean that we will find ourselves in dangerous places. It might mean that we will be taken advantage of. It will probably mean that we will be disappointed when our efforts to love and help do not produce 'results'. But I am sure it will mean that we will know the goodness of being a people who share God's heart for the weak and helpless.

From the glimpses I've seen of this in my life, I know I want it to be more present than just in glimpses.