Friday, April 11, 2008

Jesus' home

I saw one of those cross-stitch things that people frame and put up on the wall yesterday that I rather liked. It said:

CHRIST
is the HEAD of this home
the unseen GUEST at every meal
the silent LISTENER at every conversation

I might set Mrs Lloyd sowing!

The home is a marvellous opportunity for building Christian community and civilisation. It can still be a little bit of Christendom and an outpost of the Kingdom whilst an Englishman's home is something like his castle. Of course, Nanny Brown will want to interfere but...

1 comment:

Ros said...

Maybe while Mrs Lloyd is out in the garden sowing, you could sew one of those for your house, Marc?