Friday, February 26, 2021

Dear God,

It is time to return home.  For a month I have worked hard on home improvement projects.  I refinished an Early American table and the stairway going upstairs to the bedrooms.  In a 200-year-old home things can begin to look pretty ratty; at the same time when they are restored, refinished or renewed it is like a miracle happens.  In fact, my guess is they become more beautiful than before.  Why?  Because they have a history, a story to tell.  Their nicks, dents, scratches, cracks and holes give us opportunity to work together, the wood and the woodworker.

The spiritual life is the same, O God.  Over time we too become scarred, scratched up.  We lose our luster and glow.  Sometimes we lose our beauty and goodness too.  Abused, neglected and forgotten people too can fall into disrepair.  But, you, Lord, yes, you, can create a miracle in us as well.  You can take the stuff of which you originally made us and you can do wonders.  You can remake us and give us a story to tell as well, one that shares the work of the Creator and creature.

Thank you,

Holy One,

for the gift

of this truth.

Thank you

for blessing

my journey

and my work.

Thank you

for the 

spiritual and

emotional refreshment

that has come

from your hands.

Love, Andrea