R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts

"Your home is where you are. It's much more than a structure or possessions --it is a matter of spirit."
Sark, author, writer, survivor

Our house is all cleaned up! (Woo Hoo!) We are having a couple's shower for my nephew and his fiancee tonight and the bathrooms are clean, everything is dusted, projects done, burned out lights replaced, deck and front steps cleaned off ... Everything looks great. I think we all want a home that is clean and inviting and friendly. And I love it when a family gathering or a party makes me get busy and get my home in order. But I know many of you are probably facing the prospect of selling your house or moving to a smaller place or you may even be without a permanent home for the moment. Those changes can be agonizing. We hate parting with our familiar surrounding and belongings. I did my share of trying to get my arms around all of my possessions and holding on for dear life because I somehow thought holding on to "my space" and all that stuff might keep my life from falling apart. They don't. Our home is more than our physical surroundings. Our home is more our sense of hospitality. Our home is our willingness to share our space (whatever it is) and to welcome others into our space and to use our space to encourage others and to celebrate. Our home is more a matter of spirit than a matter of tangible rooms and furniture and stuff. It's our heart. Our real home is wherever we are and wherever we are warmly, joyfully sharing God's love with other people. Our physical surroundings are nothing compared to our welcoming hearts.

"Friends, this world is not you home, so don't make yourselves too cozy in it."
I Peter 5:11 (The Message)