"Your Kitchen Floor"

God loves your kitchen floor,
   but not for the reason you might think . . .

You may love a look that's brand new,
   as if the carpenters had just
   buffed, sealed, and waxed your floor.
As if light would land on it
   and you would see fairies
   with mops and buckets and white gloves.

No, God is not interested in that.

God loves a kitchen floor that has had
   accident after accident,
   disaster after disaster,
   embarrassment after embarrassment
   on your watch.
That you dutifully and incredulously
   clean up with the sweat of
      your humility
      your bravery
      and your disbelief.
Kicking and screaming that it wasn't your fault,
   or that you weren't aware of it,
   or that your parents, neighbors, and God
All Hate You.

God wants to see you clean your kitchen floor
   down to the bone
   down to the floorboards
   down to the heart of why you have a kitchen at all.

Because God wants you to eat well. 

 

 

July 2023

 

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