Making Your Family More Like the Holy Family, by M.C. Holbrook

The Holy Family offers us a beautiful model to follow in our own families, even though Scripture reveals so little about the “hidden years” before the time of Jesus’ public ministry. We are invited to imagine the love that poured forth from their little home, the abundant peace palpable to anyone who entered in, the joyful welcome to any guest, the cleanliness of each room down to every corner, the fresh and delicious smell of warm bread baking in the oven, ready to be served to an unexpected visitor. There would have been a smile ever waiting for a neighbor who happened to pop by, a sage piece of consoling advice, a token gift to be taken home to the kids. It would have been the best place to be!

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph would have absolutely cherished their home, and gratitude scarcely describes how they would have felt to be living there. Anyone who entered their home would have relished their time in this sacred space. Anyone would have felt grateful for the opportunity to be in the intimacy of their presence. The home of the Holy Family would have been, quite literally, heaven on earth, for the presence of God was there. …

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