When we think about home, we think about growing up with our parents. We think about our brothers and sisters. And of course, we think about holidays at home, with the sights and sounds of family and food. So many things go through our head. Most of us have fond memories of home. There is a song written before the American Civil War called Home Sweet Home. Everyone in America knew the song. During the Civil War, there was a battle called the Battle of Stone River. It was known by another name. It was called the Battle of the Bands. On the evening before the battle, the Union and Confederate forces faced each other across the river. The regimental bands, on each side, began to play music. On each side, the bands tried to out play each other. Finally, before lights out, one band began to play Home Sweet Home. Every band on both sides began to play the same song in unison. Every soldier on both sides began to sing the song. It took everyone by surprise. When they finish singing the song, they began cheering for each other. Because they missed their family and homes. Some say that the war would have ended if they could have reach each other. The call of home is as strong a pull as anything in our lives. The strange thing is that this world isn’t our home. And that strong pull to go home isn’t physical, but spiritual. God put that pull or desire to go home in us. So, that we want to go home to our Father. And the funny part of that is all we have to do is get up and go home. He is there waiting for us to return with open arms.
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