Browsing through the doormats displayed in my local big box store I noted the messages stamped on their surfaces ldquo Hello rdquo ldquo HOME rdquo with a heart for the ldquo O rdquo And the more customary one I chose ldquo Welcome rdquo Putting it in place at home I checked my heart Was my home really welcoming the way God desires it to be To a child selling chocolate for a school project A neighbor in need A family member from out of town who called on the spur of the moment In Mark Jesus moves from the Mount
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