Bible Journaling

Home Is Where Your Heart Is August 7, 2023

“Make two homes for yourself, my daughter. One actual home and another spiritual home which you carry with you always.” - Catherine of Siena

Most of us treasure thoughts of home because it is one place where we feel safe and free to be ourselves on every level. It’s the place where we can express our joys and sorrows and the place where we receive and give love to others. In fact, if we’re very fortunate, we spend a lot of time making sure that our homes are pleasant and nurturing places.

That same sense of love and peace that you feel when you think of your home is the same feeling God wants you to have as you picture your spiritual home. Your spiritual home is also a place where you are safe to be exactly who you are, in fact it is the place where your truth can be shared and it’s a place you share with your friends of faith here on earth. You can express your heart and your feelings and your love in that home at any time at all. If home is where your heart is, then your spiritual home captures your heart as well.

“A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” - John 4:23 NIV

Let us pray: Lord, we guess it’s true that there’s no place like home, and as much as we love our homes and our families here on earth, we cherish the idea of knowing that we already have a good home there with You too. Thank You for taking such good care of us. Father God, hear our prayers of intentions from today, from our prayer wall and for any unmentioned prayers in our hearts.. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.

(Today’s devotional comes from”You are Blessed: 366 Devotions written by Karen Moore) Published by Christian Art Publishers