It's great when the doors swing open wide and the children are home for a while.

Hugs and kisses are in order and there's always those warm contagious smiles.

But then, too soon, it's "Good-bye" and "I'll see you again. Don't stay gone so long this time."

Oh, how I wish we could stay at home with family day and night.

Now, it's good to know when the weeks been long, my Father is here for me;

And I can rest on Him and share my joy with the whole family.

We can cry; we can laugh; we can forget about the past and thank God for the grace we've seen.

When we gather at home, and lay before the throne; now that's living to me!

It's so good to be home around Daddy's chair.

I can lose all my sorrows and gain much strength there.

I can pray for my brothers and just meet with God;

He knows what I've been through, He knows where I've trod.

As I toil in the field of this life every day; I see so-called "families" in such disarray.

No comfort for pain, no hope for tomorrow;

They smile and they boast to hide all their sorrow.

I thank God for the day this orphan so lost was asked to consider , to really count the cost.

It didn't take long to see, I was needy for the family of God to love me and feed me.

Now Mom and Dad and the little ones are fine;

But it's little more than a picture of that which is divine.

My wife and my children are a blessing, indeed;

And God has entrusted these precious people to me.

That's why more than ever, and everyday of my life,

I need God and His Family - the precious Bride of Christ.

You see this is real family, the kind that really counts.

Without it I'm empty; without it I doubt,

That I'd live very long - spiritually speaking,

With all the lions outside stalking and creeping.

Yes, this is the best place; why continue to roam?

Seek God, with His Family. We're right here at home.
 

-Robert Hunt

January 18, 1997