Here we are fast approaching the 7th Sunday after the Epiphany! As we come to the final Sundays of this season and get ready to move into Lent, now is a good time to take stock of our homes as a place where God dwells among us.
Does your family have a gathering space where conversation, laughter and family identity happen? Have you looked at this space lately to see what makes it special? Are there photos of family members both near and far? Mementos of special significance? These things are sacred objects your family. This space is the perfect place to acknowledge the God who is already present in the fellowship that happens there.
And here is the opportunity to make a small “holy center” somewhere in this space. Put a Bible there and maybe a collection of prayers and blessings and/or a bowl where family members can drop a slip of paper with a prayer request or a thanksgiving written on it. Add a candle or two. And then the next time you and your family are together enjoying each other, take a minute to recognize the presence of God’s Spirit among you. Say “thank you” together. Share the prayer requests in the bowl and finish by saying the Lord’s Prayer together. It isn’t fancy or complicated; it is just the honesty and gratitude of being a family together in the presence of God and each other. Enjoy the Divine and human company!
Grace and peace,
Dr. Elizabeth
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