Every morning we open the blinds over the very large dining room windows. The sunshine can be very intense, so we usually wait until the afternoon to fully raise them. Then we enjoy the view especially during lunch and dinner. As I was doing some spring cleaning today, I washed the windows. That had not been done for quite some time. When I finished it was noticeably brighter in the room, even though the sun was now behind clouds. I thought about how I didn’t realize how clouded our view had become. Then I thought about how the same can be true in life. If we don’t attend to our spirituality, our thoughts and view of life can become clouded. We can feel like we are in darkness. We don’t clearly see the beauty that’s right in front of us. But when we do some spring cleaning and go to church, pray, read scripture, and the like, our view gets brighter. We realize the love God has for us and our soul enlightens. Lent is such a great time to start spring cleaning our spirits.

I Found God today in a clearer view.