Hey, thanks for joining us for today's word of encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

The devotional for today titled Our Heart's True Home was written by James Banks.

Bobby the Wonder Dog was a collie mix separated from his family while they were on a summer vacation more than 2,200 miles from home.

The family searched everywhere for their beloved pet but returned heartbroken without him.

Six months later, toward the end of winter, a scraggly but determined Bobby showed up at their door in Silverton, Oregon.

Bobby somehow made the long and dangerous trek, crossing rivers, desert, and snow-covered mountains to find his way home to those he loved.

Bobby's quest inspired books, movies, and a mural in his hometown. His devotion strikes a chord

within, perhaps because God has placed an even deeper longing in our hearts. Ancient theologian

Augustine describes it this way. You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

This same longing was desperately, yet eloquently expressed by David in a prayer as he hid

from his pursuers in Judah's wilderness, saying in Psalm 63, You God are my God.

Earnestly, I seek you, I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and

parched land where there is no water. David praised God because his love is better than life.

Nothing compares with knowing him.

Through Jesus, God has sought us out and made the way for us to come home to his perfect love,

regardless of how distant we once were.

As we turn to Him, we find our hearts true home.

The scripture reading that James Bank selected for today is Psalm 63.

You God are my God.

Earnestly, I seek you.

I thirst for you.

My whole being longs for you, in a dry and

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