home again

"We were made for home, and one of the first commands God gave the people newly created in his image was simply to rule and subdue (order) the good earth that was their home. .. One of the first consequences of sin and suffering in the world was the loss of belonging, the loss of the precious place for which humanity was created. It was the loss of home, and to be wanderers in the vast and distorted world was the essence of what it meant to be separated from God. ...However, when Christ came, ...the Spirit of God walked abroad in human flesh, and where Jesus went, heaven was. Where Jesus went, the cosmos was reclaimed for love. Where Jesus went, people were fed and bodies were healed and creation made whole. Where Jesus was, the earth seemed to be made a home again."

                                                 
                                                                -  Sarah Clarkson, This Beautiful Truth