"I have made the Lord God my home"

Last night after the community potluck I gave a short talk about my walking experiences over the last five years. I focused on the meaning of "home." And found these two journal quotes to use:

May 2000

All the world is God's, so the pilgrim is at home everywhere though no place is "home."


July 2005

Coming home is coming into the presence of God Who is Love. And if we are with God, everywhere is home.

And this morning I came across these similar words in Psalm 73:

Whom have I in heaven but thee?
And there is nothing upon earth that I desire besides thee.

For me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge...