I had an opportunity to power wash our driveway this week and was amazed at how much filth and grime accumulates over time. Tires, bikes, paint, dust and dirt, as well as crayons and other odd leavings (we have children around the house) all were among the off-scourings of my labor.
We're not neat-freaks about our home; it is a tool whose usefulness won't be helped by constant cleaning. But I do occasionally get out to sweep the driveway. I've never cleaned it like this before, though.
Daily cleaning of the soul, as helpful as it is, cannot replace those once-in-a-great while scrubbings that come through special and devoted exposures to God. Its hard to believe what builds up over time.
Now, its hard to believe how clean the driveway is. What an inviting feeling it creates as you enter our home. Our lives.