Grace Jannsen Sermon delivered at Wichita MCC on March 25, 1995. It conjures up all kinds of subjective reactions in us, according to our experience. Ideally, home is the place of safety, where you count even if you feel like you don't count anywhere else. Home is the the place of nurturing, growing, loving, giving.
Home is a place of refuge and comfort.
They have to take you in. It's a definition that strikes people differently. But there is also the awful specter of homelessness, which brings unimaginable horror and emotional wreckage. There are no anchors, no sense of belonging, no support system. As dreadful as physical homelessness is, I believe spiritual homelessness is even more devastating.