Br. Bertrand Hebert
Which is better: taking a trip, or returning home?
It may seem hard to answer this question at first. After all, there are many reasons we might enjoy traveling. It’s a chance for us to experience new places and people, and the change of scenery can even be refreshing. However, the feeling we get when we return home after a long trip is also enjoyable. As soon as we walk through the door of our own home, we often breathe a figurative and physical sigh of relief.
But the feelings we have in either case don’t seem to last, do they? The excitement of traveling quickly turns into exhaustion. And after, the relief of returning home fades away as we return to our regular responsibilities. So, which is better: getting away from home, or being at home?
Perhaps someone would argue that this question is far too mundane to care about. So if we don’t get an answer to the question, it’s no big deal. But despite how mundane it may seem, the question is still important. In fact, this apparent tension between our travels and our rest points us to a higher reality, one that will actually answer our question. This reality is heaven.
The tension described above shows us two things. It shows us that when we travel, we long to be home. At the same time, it shows us that even when we return home, we soon feel restless. Oddly enough, home sometimes doesn’t feel like our true home. But regardless of how odd it seems, it’s true. Our earthly home is not our true home. We may seek to be refreshed by leaving home, or we may feel relieved to return home. But these feelings do not last because, whether we go or leave our earthly home, » Read More
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