Today is a 'home' day. I have cleared out obligations and outings to do laundry and clean house. I love these days. Prayer comes easily as my hands do the work of keeping house.
Thank you, God, that I have a home to care for. I love living in my house, my neighborhood, my town, northwest Arkansas. It feels like you planted me exactly where I will be happy and thrive. I am grateful that you chose this place to put down my roots. I enjoy the changing seasons, the opportunities to get outdoors, and the many activities that fill my time. I live my days and rest at night in a house that is comfortable and meets my every need. We have the resources to care for what we have, like the roofers who finished yesterday.
I lift into your gracious hands those who are without a home: people driven from their homes by war and conflict, people whose homes have been destroyed by natural disaster, people forced to migrate because of famine and scarcity. I pray for all who are unsafe in their homes because of violence. I pray for those who have no home: the poor, migrants, refugees. I especially lift up the young and vulnerable, and those plagued by addiction and mental illness.
Your Son, our Savior, walked this earth without a home. Keep us mindful that when we serve the homeless in some manner, we are serving The Christ himself. Show us how to share our bounty with open hands and willing hearts.
Amen
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