Thanks for joining us for today's devotional reading from Our Daily Bread.

It was written by Anne Cetus, and she titled it, Longing for a Home.

Anne, the lead character in the Anne of Green Gable stories, longed for a family.

Orphoned, she had lost hope of ever finding a place to call home.

But then she learned that an older man named Matthew and his sister Marilla would take her in.

On the buggy ride to their home, Anne apologized for chattering on and on.

But Matthew, a quiet man, said,

You can talk as much as you like. I don't mind.

This was music to Anne's ears.

She felt no one had ever wanted her around, much less wanted to hear her chatter.

After arriving, her hopes were dashed when she learned the siblings had thought

that they were getting a boy to help as a farmhand. She feared being returned, but Anne's

longing for a loving home was met when they made her a part of their family. We've all had times

when we felt unwanted or alone. But when we become part of God's

family through salvation in Jesus, he becomes for us a secure home. He delights in us and invites

us to talk with him about everything, our worries, temptations, sorrows, and hopes. The psalmist tells us we can

find rest in God and pour out our hearts to Him. Don't hesitate. Talk to God as much as you

like. He won't mind. He delights in our hearts.

In him you'll find a home.

Today's Our Daily Bread Devotional Scripture reading is from Psalm 62 verses 1 through 8.

Truly my soul finds rest in God.

My salvation comes from him.

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