Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

"By the waters of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.
...our captors required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
'Sing us one of the songs of Zion!'

"How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?"
(Ps. 137:1, 3-4).

Reflection:

Homesickness is something most of us can identify
with. Most of us have experienced the deep longing
-- the physical ache -- that comes with homesickness.
In the blockbuster Broadway musical, "Les Miserables,
" the most poignant solo -- the song which moves
audiences to tears -- is called "Bring Him Home!"
It touches something in us.

We have been created by a Gracious God with a
built-in homesickness. The experience of emptiness
is part of what makes us human. It is the sense of
incompleteness -- until we find home. It is the sense
of powerlessness -- until we find home. It is the sense
of hopelessness -- until we find our home in God. The
experience of emptiness, while it has to be dealt with
for what it is, nevertheless is more than just a passing
experience. It is a call to come home -- to God!

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