By Joe Mazzella
The heating element on my clothes dryer conked out this week. I soon found out that the big box store no longer carried the part so I had to order one online. It took several days before it came in and I could get it installed, so I found myself carrying my wet clothes over to my daughter’s house to dry. And as I did so each day I thought of my Mom’s old dyer. It was solar powered. It was called a clothes line.
Of course, we did have a regular dryer but Mom preferred hanging the clothes out on a clear day so they could be gently dried by warm breezes and kissed by God’s sunshine. I still can remember how wonderful they smelled when we would take them down and fold them. The sheets especially were crisp and smelled so fresh and clean. When I pulled them up to my chin as I went to bed it was like a whiff of Heaven before I fell asleep.
I think maybe with have lost something with all of our modern conveniences. Yes, it is much better having city water than carrying drinking water from a spring like I did as a boy. It is a lot easier having my electric heat than having to help my Dad chop and carry wood for the stove in the wintertime. It takes a lot less time just throwing my clothes in the dryer than hanging them out on a clothes line. But in spite of all of the extra chores there was something about working outside in nature under the blue sky. There was a peace that filled you. You felt like you were a part of nature. You felt like you were one with all of God’s creation.
Whenever you start to feel too caught up in the complexities of this modern life then take the time to step outside. Feel the wind on your face. Feel the sun kiss your skin. Watch the leaves change and the sunset. Know that God Loves you. Know that you are one with all creation. Then carry on your day with Love in your heart and a song in your soul.