Loving the Laundry

Now, that is a statement you would never normally hear me say.  Ever.  In fact, laundry is probably my least favorite household chore.  I would gladly trade someone all of their dishes for all of my laundry.  I'll even clean your toilets for you if you'll fold all my laundry and put it all away.  Heavy baskets...endless folding and sorting...and then, just when you start to get ahead, someone wets the bed or decides to make it "snow" in their room using baby powder...and you're back at square one.  

But recently I've been getting to do a lot of laundry that excites me.  What laundry excites me? So glad you asked. :) 

Baptism laundry.  Baptism laundry excites me! All the wet robes and towels after a baptism get thrown in a large laundry basket; and then I get to take it home and wash it. 

 I love it! What is normally an arduous task for me becomes a rejuvenating, soul-cleansing reminder of my great God.  The heavy, wet clothing is an awesome reminder of the burdens we no longer carry.  Every time I throw the load into the washer, I'm reminded of His incredible sacrifice to make all this possible .  The fresh-smelling, warm, newly-laundered garments are representative of our new life in Him.  And each week, I load it up, return each piece to its shelf in a changing room backstage...and pray I get to do it all again next week.  

In spite of me, in spite of us, God is working.  I am humbled and in awe.  It just goes to show His power - that in spite of it all, He is on the move.  There is no other place I'd rather serve Him than right alongside my brothers and sisters at South Haven Christian Church.  I am so very grateful for it all.  

...And I'm praying for more laundry.

Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. -Psalm 98:1