No place like _____

Homelessness. Denotatively, home refers to a place of permanent residence but connotatively home is so much more. To some it holds a negative aura but to me it is peace. Home is complete chaos rooted in love. It isn't about where I live, but rather about the people who care about me unconditionally. It's a place of refuge in times of heartache and sickness and a place of joy in times when the world feels like it's crumbling beneath your feet. Home is an embrace in silence when words can't do justice. It's crying and hurting but feeling an overwhelming presence of someone who cares sitting right beside you. Home is a 2 bedroom trailer with twenty family members piled in the living room. Or late night talks in the laundry room. But above all else, home is knowing that there is someone next to you who loves you without limit despite the things you've done, the places you've been, and the life you've lived. To be without a home is to be without this love. I have been homeless. I've always had a house but there was a point in my life where I felt so alone that home was merely a vacant lot in my soul. That emptiness has long been filled by God, family, and friends but many people in the world around us experience that vacancy every day. Homeless ministry is about unconditional love. The people on the streets rarely have families and friends to turn to—they are lacking a home in both senses of the word. I can't provide anyone with a house but through Love for Lancaster I have found an incredible opportunity to provide people with a home of limitless love.

Ephesians 3:16-21
"I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God."