I'm but a stranger here

Details from the brickwork on our 1880s-era home.

I'm but a stranger here,

Heav'n is my home;

Earth is a desert dread,

Heav'n is my home.

Danger and sorrow stand

Round me on every hand;

Heav'n is my fatherland,

Heav'n is my home.

I'm But a Stranger Here

T.R. Taylor

The Lutheran Hymnal, Hymn #660

As much as I love my earthly home, I know this is only temporary. 

The things that trouble me here fade into nothingness in the light of eternity.

This Sunday, I thank God for the perspective that comes with the knowledge of His grace.