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We see in Christ’s last instruction that the role of His earthly mother had now come to an end. A role that will always be remembered by all as proclaimed by the angel in Luke 1:28, “And the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women”. Our Lord had tasted of a loving family upbringing and now He was transferring that over to the Apostle John. Our Lord showed how much He valued a family home life, and we see in the text that from that hour, the Apostle John took her unto his own home.

Family life in our homes is one of the greatest gifts that God has given us, because as shown in the text, it has enduring and on-going benefits. Unfortunately, family life in our homes is under attack from every side, and we must take up the Lord’s fight to work to preserve its continuance. We can read often and we see people being interviewed, who have been instrumental in being recognized for outstanding charitable work, that when asked what motivated them towards that, the majority say that “They were brought up in a loving home environment and were taught love and respect by their parents”. Acts of kindness and love experienced at home touch the lives of other people in the world as we mix with them. I read an article recently that a famous artist wished to paint the most beautiful thing in the world so that he could be remembered. He asked the question around. The Priest in his community said, “Faith, was the most beautiful thing, as you will find it in many wonderful people”. A young bride told him “Love is the most beautiful thing as it builds poverty into riches, it eases all our burdens”. A soldier home on leave said, “Peace is the most beautiful thing in the world, war is ugly but with peace you find beauty”. “Faith, Love, Peace!” thought the artist, how can I paint them? He was thinking hard on this as he walked into his home. Then he saw faith in the eyes of his children, he saw love in his wife’s face and then he saw the peace that faith and love had built in his home. His problem was solved, he painted the most beautiful thing to him in the world, his family home.

“Oh, Blessed is the family Home,

Where thou, O Lord, doth freely roam,

Of all that enter as a guest,

Thou art made welcome as the best”.