From the time we were born, till the moment we are about to leave this earth, we would have journeyed to many different places. Few people remain in the same location all their lives. Today's situation and employment prospects often causes people to move from one place to another, as they try to make a living. But wherever we are presently located, is this our true home? Are we truly happy? What would be our ideal home? Could we ever find an ideal home here on earth?
As Christians, St. Paul in today's reading reminds us that our home on earth is only temporary. He tells us: "For us, our homeland is in heaven, and from heaven comes the saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus Christ, and he will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He will do that by the same power with which he can subdue the whole universe. So then, my brothers and dear friends, do not give way but remain faithful in the Lord." Are we preparing ourselves to return to our true homeland? In our quest for happiness, we may have invested much time and effort in building our temporary home here on earth. Perhaps we should consider our priorities and not neglect in preparing to return to our permanent home.
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