Home is where each of us learns to weave together the threads that form the vision, strength, and hope for our future. Home is where people learn to give and to receive, to share with one another, and to care deeply for, and also beyond, one's self. Home is where we learn to commit to loving and being motivated by that love.
Home is where the clay of our souls is molded, formed, and shaped, with gentleness and respect.
Home is where the legacy of one generation is passed to another, with modifications appropriate to new learnings, to correcting the prejudices of the past, to contributing in ever fuller ways to the common good. It's about being rooted. Creating a home thus begins with having a house. Fundamentally, it is housing that is the building block for community, rootedness, a sense of belonging and 'being home' all key elements to individual and familial health and growth. Regretfully, the House of Representatives passed legislation this past week that puts decent, affordable housing and therefore, the possibility of home further out of reach for the lowest income Americans.