A Decent Place to Live
I've done Habitat for Humanity work in various locations. I had the privilege of working to establish a Habitat affiliate in southern Indiana, Perry County to be precise. It was demanding work and very fulfilling. Throughout this week we are focusing on “A Decent Place to Live.”
Have you ever picked up a hammer that helps give hope,
That's the Habitat answer for those who are trying to cope.
With the struggle to have a decent place to live,
Why not volunteer your time and with your talents give
A bit of sunshine to those who dream to own their own place.
Explore the Habitat way and discover the experience of holy, healing grace.
--Ben Keckler
05.14.09
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Daily Devotion - Wednesday, May 13
A Decent Place to Live
I've done various Habitat for Humanity work. Establishing a Habitat affiliate in southern Indiana was demanding work. It still feels like some of the best work of my pastoral life. Throughout this week we are focusing our devotional life on “A Decent Place to Live.”
Here in this grand American culture there are people who work very hard,
Who have learned how to curb their spending, refusing the lure of a credit card.
They dream of saving enough so that someday they might have
A home of their own that could serve as a bit of healing salve.
For all the challenges they may face in their labors each and every day are out of reach
Unless there are those who will learn the secrets of home building the Habitat way.
Why not take some time and learn about the vision of Habitat, my friend,
And build your Habitat story, an act of mercy that will never, ever end.
--Ben Keckler
05.13.09
I've done various Habitat for Humanity work. Establishing a Habitat affiliate in southern Indiana was demanding work. It still feels like some of the best work of my pastoral life. Throughout this week we are focusing our devotional life on “A Decent Place to Live.”
Here in this grand American culture there are people who work very hard,
Who have learned how to curb their spending, refusing the lure of a credit card.
They dream of saving enough so that someday they might have
A home of their own that could serve as a bit of healing salve.
For all the challenges they may face in their labors each and every day are out of reach
Unless there are those who will learn the secrets of home building the Habitat way.
Why not take some time and learn about the vision of Habitat, my friend,
And build your Habitat story, an act of mercy that will never, ever end.
--Ben Keckler
05.13.09
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A Decent Place to Live
Many communities are privileged to have a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. I've done various Habitat for Humanity work since 1990. About 15 years ago I began the work of establishing a Habitat affiliate in southern Indiana, Perry County to be precise. The work was demanding; the six years I spent as founder and then the first president of that organization still feel like some of the best years of my pastoral life. I want to focus some of our devotional life on “A Decent Place to Live” because our present economic realities may start pushing the world to have an increasingly more precise picture of what “a decent place” might look like.
Seems quite clear to me that everyone deserves a simple, decent place to call their own,
Helps the self-esteem, and let's feelings dance while new responsibilities are grown.
If we band together and commit our time and talents to build a house that can become a home,
Then everyone senses deepened awareness of how God's eternal presence can be known.
--Ben Keckler
05.12.09
Many communities are privileged to have a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. I've done various Habitat for Humanity work since 1990. About 15 years ago I began the work of establishing a Habitat affiliate in southern Indiana, Perry County to be precise. The work was demanding; the six years I spent as founder and then the first president of that organization still feel like some of the best years of my pastoral life. I want to focus some of our devotional life on “A Decent Place to Live” because our present economic realities may start pushing the world to have an increasingly more precise picture of what “a decent place” might look like.
Seems quite clear to me that everyone deserves a simple, decent place to call their own,
Helps the self-esteem, and let's feelings dance while new responsibilities are grown.
If we band together and commit our time and talents to build a house that can become a home,
Then everyone senses deepened awareness of how God's eternal presence can be known.
--Ben Keckler
05.12.09
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