1 Peter 4:8,10  Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

Welcome home, you belong here. That's what the welcome home hug or handshake or pat on the back conveys. When you are away, we miss you. When you come home, we treasure our time together. The Christmas lights, the array of treats, the stories told, the laughter shared and the presents under the tree serve as reminders of what anchors us to home. The sights, the tastes, the smells, the sounds of home.

What are the living reminders that our home is in Christ? The baptism font where the Holy Spirit plants faith in our hearts through water and the Word. The bread and wine of the Eucharist, where we receive the body and blood of Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. Joining voices to sing "Silent Night' and "Joy to the World." Knowing that praises and prayers are being lifted across the world.

Nothing, however, compares to the welcome home we will receive when God calls us to himself. Christ has come, and he is coming again.

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