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Rev. Peter Morales: Just last
week I became a grandfather.

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My daughter's baby is
our first grandchild,

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so we're very excited.

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I have not yet seen my grandson
in person, but in a few days

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I'm flying to Seattle
to make my first visit.

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I've seen a number of
photos of baby Felix,

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and among the photos are
ones of his arriving home

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from the hospital
for the first time.

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A new baby coming
home, the holidays--

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what could be more perfect?

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The image of being home for
the holidays among family

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and friends is
emotionally powerful.

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Home calls up feelings of
being loved, of being accepted,

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of belonging.

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As I look at the photos
of my grandson coming

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home from the
hospital, I can't help

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but wonder how many places he
will call home during his life.

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In my own life, the number
of places I've called home

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is close to 30.

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How many homes have you had?

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Home-- a place where
we belong, really

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belong, a place where we're
embraced with open arms.

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This longing for home
is one of the deepest

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desires of the human heart.

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As I've lived all
over the United States

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and in foreign countries,
I've learned that home is not

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a house or an address.

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Home is something that
we create, with others,

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by loving and being loved--
by sharing our lives,

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by celebrating together.

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When people make room
in their hearts for us,

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and we make room for
them, love creates a home.

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Home can be in a
house your family has

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lived in for centuries, or
it can be in a strange city.

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Wherever you are this holiday
season, make it your home.

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Open your heart to
those around you.

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Home is where the heart is.

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May this be a season rich
with blessings for all of us.

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