February 28, 2026
Making Our True Home
Jesus travels with us and continues to reassure us every time we are driven to panic or tempted to destroy others or ourselves. And as he travels with us, he teaches us how to live in the house of love. It is far from easy to grasp his teaching because we keep looking at the high waves, the heavy winds, and the roaring storm. We keep saying: “Yes, yes…. but look!” Jesus is a very patient teacher. He never stops telling us where to make our true home, what to look for, and how to live. When we are distracted, we focus upon all the dangers and forget what we have heard. But Jesus says over and over again: “Make your home in me, as I make mine in you. Whoever remains in me, with me in them, bears fruit in plenty …. I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete” (John 15:4, 5, 11). Thus, Jesus invites us to an intimate, fruitful, and ecstatic life in his home, which is ours too.
“…while they were sailing he fell asleep. A windstorm swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger. They went to him and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And waking up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there was a calm.”
- Luke 8: 23, 24
Reflection Question: How do I recognize and respond to Jesus’ patient guidance when fear or distraction pulls me away from joy and fruitfulness?
