Friday, June 23, 2023

Dear God,

There are so many ways you choose to restore and renew us.  If we daily anticipate your Holy Spirit movement, you will show us the way.

This week I have been working on an antique hall tree for my spiritual hermitage I bought several months ago.  I had to buy WD40 to unstick the frozen, rusted screw holding the stand together.  Then I had to wash it all down cleaning years of cobwebs, dust and dirt.  I plan to stain the wood, polish the brass holders and oil the entire coat stand.  

While working on this project you have shown me the ways the hall tree is being renovated is much like the work you do in restoring, renewing and revitalizing us.  We too have "stuck" places in us.  We need regular cleaning and special care to renew us, bringing new life.  We need the care of a carpenter shepherd whose work is never done and whose love is revealed through every compassionate act.

Thank you,

O God,

for the

antique hall tree

that is

today's teacher.

Thank you

for reminding us

that we too

need restoration

and renewal.

Do your work

on us,

dear God,

I pray.

Love, Andrea