Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Dear God,

We carried the top of the summer cupboard to the hermitage.  Together we lifted it up and placed it on top of the bottom of the cupboard.  We stood back and looked at it.  Tears came to my eyes.

The cupboard is well over 100 years old.  Made from scrap wood it probably contained summer-harvested jars of vegetables or fruits.  It moved a few times finally ending up in our garage where it became a storage of junk and plenty of dust.  We drove it to Maine and back to Indiana until it finally landed back in Maine to be a centerpiece in the newly created hermitage on the spiritual path.  It has found its permanent home.

I spent two years off and on cleaning, sanding and painting this precious heirloom.  An object of affection for my husband's family, I partnered with you to renew and restore her purpose.  She now sits in a spiritual home that will welcome all those who are drawn there.

I never knew that arm of Harold's family but I sense their faith through the old piece.  Devout Christians they worshipped and served you well.  I hope they would be glad to know their summer cupboard will hear prayers and concerns, joys and praises and honest questions and longings.  

Holy God,

your hand

is in

all things.

Thank you

for the

summer cupboard

that found

its final home.

Thank you

for the joy

of faith

that can

be found

in the

most unlikely places.

Love, Andrea