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Subject: Daily Devotional: Apriil 19th

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rebcamuse
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04/19/2008 6:02 AM  
Hello all,

I was really struck by today's devotional (Our True Home
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16) by Martin Copenhaver as it focuses on the concept of "home."  I've often thought about what "home" means.  For example, while born and raised in Los Angeles, it has never felt like home.  However, in four quick years, Claremont, CA DID feel like home (and still does).  And I wonder how much of that has to do with the fact that it is there I became confirmed into the UCC? :-)

While I think home is a lovely and wonderful metaphor for God, it does make me consider the "homeless."  Of course those who are spiritually "homeless" are probably more plentiful than those without a roof over their heads (or maybe not). But I think it must be even harder to accept God's home for us when we have to struggle to find physical shelter.  While I am sure there are plenty of homeless people who are not homeless in their faith, I wonder about the ones who are.  How do you survive without a home for your soul?

Or is it just that "a home for my soul" is a luxury I can afford to think about since I don't need to wonder where my next meal is coming from or what bench I will sleep on?

Rebecca
Rebecca M
Somerville, MA
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