Home
Today the Christian
home is under attack by many aspects of the modern world. Although some families have preserved the
full integrity of their homes and others are rediscovering its essential value,
some evade their responsibilities. For
these the home has been reduced to a center of material well-being and a place
to meet one's basic bodily needs; they have lost the sense of and admiration
for home as the center of family intimacy and profound love (page 11)
How true the above statements are. If we are not careful, we are so busy through
the comings and goings of our day our home only becomes a place to stop
periodically between activities and fall into bed at the end of a busy
day. I know for myself even when I am at
home, so exhausted at the end of the day I tend to “zone out” losing myself in
a particular television program or simply just falling asleep without a second
thought to the needs of my husband and others around me.
Bishop Giaquinta reminds us that our home should be Christ
centered because He is truly present when we gather in His name.
Let us use this single verse from
the gospel as our point of meditation for today: For where two or three are gathered
together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew
18:20) . Let us read this verse through
slowly and prayerfully 3 times, asking ourselves
how God is loving us, challenging us and
calling us to change our homes.
Dear Jesus: Help our
family to trust and believe that you are
truly present in our home and want to use us to make your presence visible to
others
1 comment:
I think many of us moms can relate--evenings are a struggle, having been Mom all day, with our physical weariness calling us to rest. I pray for all of us to receive the gift to pause when the temptation to retreat comes, leaving unfinished tasks to our husbands or children. To pause and ask for just a little bit more grace to be able to bring the day to a holy close for all in the house peacefully and prayerfully--together. To be able to tuck the children in and give them one last word of encouragement; to be able to discuss the joys or sorrows of the day with our just-as-weary husbands and to be able to drift off to sleep, thankful for the Lord's assistance in a successful, holy end to the day...for this I pray. Our Lady of Trust--pray for us!
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