“Some
people see the houses in which they live as their kingdom; and although
in their minds they know that death will one day force them to leave,
in their hearts they feel they will stay forever. They take pride in the
size of their houses and the fine materials with which they are built.
They take pleasure in decorating their houses with bright colors, and in
obtaining the best and most solid furniture to fill the rooms. They
imagine that they can find peace and security by owning a house whose
walls and roof will last for many generations. We, by contrast, know
that we are only temporary guests on earth. We recognize that the houses
in which we live serve only as hostels on the road to eternal life. We
do not seek peace or security from the material walls around us or the
roof above our heads. Rather, we want to surround ourselves with a wall
of divine grace; and we look upward to heaven as our roof. And the
furniture of our lives should be good works, performed in a spirit of
love.”
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