Why the name "Life Laundry"

Having had an active family involved in; multiple clubs, sports, performance arts, work endeavors, and social networks , we have had to put on so many uniforms of identification. Each costume requires the accompaniment of specific accessories. Hats, tee shirts, sashes,vests,aprons, pants, socks & name badges , are paramount to create the image of a team prepared for it's victory . It brings pride of belonging as well as support in the struggle toward success.

The concept of unity is a good one until it undoes the harmony of homelife by way of a missing sports sock or a late to the laundry work shirt! And as the hectic week progresses the piles of dirty linens and clothing just grows and grows. Even though the washer & dryer never take a rest.

One day many years ago, I had a revelation about God while facing a Mt. Everest of Laundry! I come to Him all messed up from playing out in a polluted world and He pours the fuller soap of His Son Jesus' sacrificial love on me , renews me by virtue of His gracious gift of water baptism, gently tumbles me at the right temperature to loose the soil and stains through the work of His Holy Spirit and prepares me for another day of service.

Now I have to say, some stains take special measures to get release. Grass ,ink, blood, mud & wine are real tough to work out! I remember one such stain that drove me to O.C.D tendencies. My son had a favorite pair of jeans that he stained the knees with mud & blood. No Oxy clean or Shout, no amount of scrubbing or soaking could remove the embedded traces left behind. I had failed as his mother to remove the offensive stains and restore what seemed important for his sake. I kind of gave up, took the wet jeans out of the washer for the 3rd time and put them stained knees and all over a patio chair to dry in the sun. That night I forgot about them and it rained . The next day they remained again to dry. I went to retrieve them and couldn't believe my eyes. The stains were gone!! The sun had bleached them out.

Thre are times in our lives when we work so hard to remove the stains of sin out of our lives. We Try so hard to not get dirty . Life gives us Laundry! The washer goes round and round. We start all over again . We come before God and ask Him to forgive us , sometimes we just scrub & scrub at the mess hoping we can clean up ourselves. But sometimes the deep stains require us to give up the struggle, place the offense outside our spirit by asking forgiveness or by forgiving. We may need to let the rain of tears fall over the stains as we repent. But when The Son comes to us with the light of His love to shine powerfully mystically and we receive Him. We are made clean!

Life is full of laundry-Christ removes all stains!!