God did Christmas in a way to confound the wisdom of the world. And we could miss the whole thing, as did most of the first-century people, if we focus the celebration on ourselves instead of on God. So I would like for us to go beyond the nostalgic and sentimental idea of being home at Christmas. Our Christian faith can fill the void where we are missing our homes. A church family can be the source of our new friends, a new home.
Home is very nice.
I m not against the idea of getting a lot of joy from Christmas because we have good strong homes. I m not against going home for Christmas. We can t catch all those memories of a time gone by. A more lasting home is our relationship to with God. Being home meant something MORE than a place for the Hebrew people.