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a clean house.

what is the difference between surviving famine and acclimating to hunger, to lack? one is strength in surrender while the other is learning to lie. don’t ever say you learned to lie just to survive. the lesson was in discernment, not shrink-to-fit. because if the mask never comes off then you can never go home. and your home is not on this planet, on this stage. your house, your body, it holds the home within. and whoever you find there, that’s the truth.

if you want to be lucky, you’ll make time to clean house – to put everything in its place and discard what’s not yours. you’ll clear enough space and sit in the soft light. your favorite chair only seats one but the kitchen can feed a few more. you won’t let everyone in, but you’ll know what’s right from what’s wrong, and it will be easy to let go. painful, yes, but easy.

hospitality is not meant as performance. if that’s what you’re doing, then you’re doing it wrong. home is your hearth and your heart is a temple. not for worship – just sanctuary, safety and reverence; the altar is not where we put on a show.

do not make your church a house for unrequited love: seeking a God that wears a specific face when God lives in everyone you know.