The number of people who stopped by grew. Eventually, Wall Drug became a tourist spot as much as the Badlands and Mount Rushmore. If you look very closely, you can even find the drinking fountain that made it famous, and stop and have a drink. Hospitality may seem small. But, it is deeply significant.
Hospitality is one of the essential elements of the Kingdom of God.
Probably this has its good reasons since in our culture the concept of hospitality has lost much of its power and is often used in circles where we are more prone to expect a watered piety than a serious search for an authentic Christian spirituality. But still, if there is any concept worth restoring to its original depth and evocative potential, it is the concept of hospitality. When hospital is converted into hospitality then fearful strangers can become guests revealing to their hosts the promise they are carrying with them. Then, in fact, the distinction between host and guest proves to be artificial and evaporates in the recognition of the new-found unity. I believe that hospitality is the key element of the Kingdom which makes possible unity in the midst of diversity.