Restoration

  

Have you ever looked at an old piece of furniture and noticed the scratches and scars and rough edges? Have you noticed the original patina and sheen is long gone from the furniture?

But then someone picks up the furniture and in that moment they can see the original beauty and they begin to imagine how they will restore it back to its original beauty.

So, they make an offer on the furniture and everyone says “why would you buy that old piece of furniture? It’s so ugly! There’s nothing beautiful about it!”

But the restorer sees it as it can be, not as it is.

So, he purchases the supplies and very gently begins to peel away all of the old layers of grime and dust and dirt.

He sands away the rough edges and removes all of the stains and old finish from long ago.

And once it is ready, he begins to lovingly apply the new stain to that old piece of furniture. He lovingly polishes it to a fine shine.

And no one can believe it’s the same piece of furniture. How could that be the same piece of furniture? That old thing?

But now, everyone says, “oh I want it! I’ll take it!” But it only goes to those who loved it as it was.

That is what I’m doing with you. That is what I’m doing with you. Restoration!