Today I did the seasonal changing of the wardrobe. It's the day when I clean all of the spring and summer clothes out of my closet, and replace them with snuggly fall and winter garments. As I was looking at the ENORMOUS piles of clothing on my bed, I was reminded of a prayer I read once. I found it online, and decided that it is worth passing on.
"Dear God, as I iron these clothes for my family, please make me aware not what a chore it is, but what a blessing: That we have so many clothes to keep them warm. So many clothes to make them happy---pretty dresses, bright plaid shirts. Let me be thankful even for the trousers, hard as they are to press. Let me be thankful for having sons. Thank you for this iron, with its simple yet marvelous power---heat and steam. Thank you for this sturdy ironing board. Thank you for spray starch, which has cut down on dampening time and makes everything so sweetly crisp. Thank you for this tumbled treasury of garments and tablecloths and pillowslips. Thank you for the strength to make them smooth. And for all the hours of my life that I have been able to do this job, however I have dreaded it or put it off. Give me the patience, please, to teach my own children this ancient art that everyone should know. And dear Lord, give me a spiritual strength to match this strength I bring to the smoothing of these clothes. As you equipped my hands to guide this iron, please equip me with the wisdom to guide my children, to smooth out the wrinkles in their lives as well."
Today I am thankful for all of these clothes.
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