Choir Notes

A Home of Love and Goodness
from Music and The Spoken Word
Delivered By: Lloyd D. Newell • Program 4250

A young college student now living far from her family cherishes the memory of home. In good times and in bad, in times of gladness and in loneliness, the fire of a happy home burns in her heart. Now that she’s away, she can see more clearly and feel more deeply the love of home and family. She now realizes that although her home wasn’t always heaven on earth, it was close.

It’s almost as if a child comes into the world with a silent plea and a justified expectation. That plea, that expectation, is to find goodness, peace, and love at home. These little ones, so young and dependent upon our care, deserve to be treasured, taught, and nurtured in a home filled with warmth and kindness.

But it’s not just children who need such a home. What comfort can be found in knowing that home is a reprieve from the battles of the day. Sadly, too many dread coming home; they delay their return or avoid it altogether. So how can we make of our home a place where our loved ones want to be?

First it helps to know that home can be heaven on earth even if everything is not blissful and perfect in each moment. While storms rage all around us, home can be a refuge if all who enter there feel loved and accepted. Home can be a haven of happiness if everyone there is sincerely trying to improve, to be patient and understanding, to grow in kindness and gentleness.

Wherever you call home, it’s not the size of your abode or the quality of its furnishings that matter; it’s the love and goodness inside its walls. When such love and goodness prevail, home can be a slice of heaven.