Deeds of Power

O.K., so they're not pretty pictures, but when is laundry pretty? I just realized, too, the black panties on the dryer are Sally's.  Too much information. I've washed so many loads of clothes I can't count them. Sounds like a word problem.

Seldom do I think, when doing laundry, that it resembles in any possible way a "deed of power." Oh, but it is. The laundry "doer" gets to make all of the decisions.  What detergent do I use? Hot or cold? Do I throw his white underwear in with the red bandana and the new blue jeans? Do I check everyone's pockets, only my pockets, or no pockets? Who should get this curled up $10 bill that just went through the washer and dryer? Should I turn the washer on in the morning when he's in the shower when I know the water pressure will drop?  Should I fold the clothes and put them away right after they are done or leave them on the dryer until I need the space for the next load? What do I do about Sally's panties? Do I call her and say I have them or just wait until she comes back to my house? Yes, laundry is  absolutely a "deed of power." The one who does the laundry has the power.

So what happens when I go in the laundry room and the button on the washer won't pull out or the water doesn't come on? What if the electricity is off on laundry day? What happens to my "power" then?  Sometimes I'm geared up for a "deed of power."  I gather everything needed and rush into the laundry room, but nothing happens because a vital connection to the source of energy that creates the contacts that produce the water that flows into the laundry tub is broken, disconnected. To be a doer of "deeds of power" there must be a connection to a power source. Jesus of Nazareth, God in the flesh, did not do miracles for those who were not connected to his eternal source of power. I want to remember that daily, so I don't strip the beds, throw in the towels, pick up the socks and fill my basket only to find the power's disconnected.

I am thankful that my power source is always a prayer of faith away.

And he did not do many deeds of power there because of their unbelief. Matthew 13:58

Find joy in this day. Love, Linda