A few days ago the Prime Minister of Canada held a televised press conference to speak to Canadian citizens traveling overseas. He looked directly into the camera as if to make eye contact with each of them and said earnestly, “It’s time to come home.” On any given day hundreds of thousands of Canadians are traveling outside the bounds of their own country and he had a crucial message for them—come back to Canada now, before it’s too late. For your own good, come home.
In the past week we’ve heard story after story of people who are coming home, or attempting to come home, or longing to come home. Passengers on cruise ships have been desperate to disembark and return to their homes. Travelers have flooded foreign airports after being told they need to return while they still can. I’ve been talking to friends and praying for friends as they attempt to get out, as they navigate closing networks of travel, as they make their desperate attempts to get where they want to be. An acquaintance posted this simple but meaningful update on Facebook: “HOME.” That said it all.
When danger comes, we long for home. When
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