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Kitchen Sink Shrine

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Great saints of the Church have known that God may be found while elbow deep in suds and dirty dishes. Saint Teresa of Avila claimed that the Lord walks among the pots and pans. Her spiritual son (generations removed) St. Lawrence of the Resurrection, a humble monastery cook and clean-up guy, is famous for his conversations with a learned bishop about how to practice the Presence of God while washing pots and pans. His surprising approach to the spiritual life is studied to this day.

For this reason, the kitchen madonna has a kitchen sink shrine. On the windowsill there are holy cards, statuettes, a miniature tea set, printed prayers, prayer list, and dried roses. And of course that greatest rotating display: first clean dishes, then dirty dishes, clean dishes again, nasty pots, clean pans and so it goes.

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Spiritual battle isn't for sissies.
(kitchenmadonna.com and kitchenmadonna.blogspot.com)

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    Yea, dear lady KitMad,

    God is forever in the details. So, there is justifiable pride on how laundry looks, and certain inimitable satisfaction about a sparkling kitchen, even as its is mussed up in less than an hour. (I swear the cats hide dirty kitchen gear, that an empty nest have that ‘lived-in’ look.) My late wife was a home economist; no Marine barracks inspection could surpass her lovingly making sure the work was done right, once and completely.

    And, sometimes, when I weep in loneliness at the sink, He gives healing in the soapy waters. He yields up wisdom about little glories in such as shining pans. And my lady-still-of-my-heart tells me how very well I do at these little details . . . for love of God and myself and her and all.

    It is how we love in the little ways – even loving of memorial to once-a-family – that lets God know that we are listening – perceiving – His love.

    Seek God and His Kingdom first – often, in a room needing cleaning-up . . .

    I remain your obedient servant, but God’s first,

    Pristinus Sapienter

    (wljewell @mail.catholicexchange.com or …yahoo.com)

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