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The Wizard of Oz: There Is No Place Like Home (Psalm 90:1)

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Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz travels to Oz seeking a wizard who can grant her hearts desire - only to discover she had the power to go home all along. The ruby slippers worked from the beginning; she simply did not know. The Psalmist declares Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Home is not a place we must journey to find; home is the presence that has accompanied us all along. Dorothy needed the journey to discover what was always true. Sometimes we must travel to Oz to learn that Kansas was our hearts desire.

Topics & Themes

home journey longing identity self-discovery belonging

Scripture References

Psalm 90:1 Luke 15:17-20 Acts 17:27-28

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