Last week our pond was taken apart and rebuilt. A simple three day project. Of course, remodel of any sort is messy. Always something unexpected. Sort of like life. You never know what is just below the surface - out of sight. Such things interfere with plans; call for decisions to be made. Some decisions are spur of the moment; others take time and contemplation. We had both.
The reconstruction plan was for a deeper pond with the skimmer (filter) location to be moved to allow better water flow. Draining the pond and temporarily housing three very small goldfish in two 250 gallon tanks (can we say overkill?) went smoothly enough. Even the very, very large and very, very green frog managed to safely find other lodging, all by himself.
The old pond had not been functioning for a couple of weeks and algae and moss were everywhere. As I looked over the mess, I thought about how quickly something so natural could take over an area. How often do I think some little something in my life is no big deal only to turn around and the life is being sucked out of me by the stranglehold I now have in my life. Removing the rocks, green with slime and mold revealed a staining that could not be washed away. Unusable.
My mind wandered back to mucking out houses in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Everything was tainted with mold. Black mold. Aggressive and dangerous mold. Everything had to be discarded. Everything became unusable. Beyond salvation. Life lessons. The world taints lives; makes them unusable and unsalvageable. God's touch alone brings life, but not just life. New life. Better life. Regeneration. Thank you, God, for a love that sees the value beyond the muck.
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