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His (Elrond) house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Evil things did not come into that valley. I wish I had time to tell you even a few of the tales or one or two of the songs that they heard in that house. All of them, the ponies as well, grew refreshed and strong in a few days there. Their clothes were mended as well as their bruises, their tempers and their hopes. their bags were filled with provisions light to carry but strong to bring them over the mountain passes. Their plans were improved with best advice. -The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
I am currently speaking on the subject of time at our church. Last week I dealt with cultivating the art of silence, being alone and developing a life that includes solitude. This week I am looking at spending time with a small group of people. In my studies I have been nourished on some thoughts about creating a home...not just building a house but a home. The art of "settling down" as the Lord puts it, through Jeremiah.
"Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper." -Jeremiah 29:5-7
What kind of homes are we building in our communities?
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