“Learn from Me,” Jesus said, “for I am gentle and humble in heart” (Matthew 11:29).

And so, I must ask myself, does my heart remain humble as I serve my family in our home—as I wash dishes, plan a meal, clean a toilet? Are my words lifegiving and generous, serving to strengthen those who share my home? Is my heart, like the heart of Jesus, always on those I serve? Do I bow willingly in the dust and stink of my own life because He was so willing to spend His life in giving, serving, loving without thought of Himself, even as He approached His death?

Because He has always offered a sense of place (the original garden, the land of milk and honey He promised His own wanderers, the place in heaven He is preparing for us to enjoy), I have learned to value home even more.

Read more about this in The Lifegiving Home.