The homeless take refuge in temporary shelters, where they can stay for a night, a few months, or a couple of years. For most, the goal is to obtain permanent housing, an apartment that they can call home.

How do we resemble the homeless? Our comfortable suburban houses and urban condos may give us the illusion of permanence, but these dwelling places are actually temporary shelters. We're all yearning for something greater…something deeper…something called home.

We may cover up this desire by pouring our energy into the families that share our temporary shelters, the furnishings that adorn our temporary shelters, and the media that keeps us entertained in our temporary shelters.

When we slow down and get in touch with our yearnings, we become the homeless, seeking a dwelling that we can call home.