It felt more like home than it had in a long time.

In about an hour and a half the whole house was clean and tidy. I started to apologize, but he asked me if I had noticed how the sunlight was hitting the bright fall leaves on the sugar maple tree out the bathroom window. Why do I dread cleaning that toilet and put it off all the time? He makes it look so easy and almost fun.Īnd he didn’t seem to notice or even mind how bad it was. I have not been that embarrassed in a long time. There was Joshua on his knees scrubbing at the brown gunk in my toilet. I hurried to finish mopping, and raced to the bathroom. All of a sudden I remembered how bad the toilet was. He swept and vacuumed while I mopped the kitchen floor. Joshua seemed to know where everything went. I have never seen anyone work so quickly or so effortlessly. But I’ll fix you dinner when we’re done.” Look, you really don’t need to help me clean up. I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to clean up in a while.” “Okay then, you can come in, but I’ve got to warn you, things are pretty bad in here. Well, if Sally knows this guy, he must be legit. “A friend of yours recommended I stop by to help, Sally Browne from church.” Why would you want to help clean my house?” As I closed the door just enough to hide the mess in the hallway, I added, “And how do you know it even needs to be cleaned?” I’m wondering who the heck this guy is and how did he know my house was such a mess. My father will be by later to help as well.” “I have come to help you clean your house. “Oh, it’s what I can do for you,” he said with a chuckle. Why didn’t you ring the door bell? Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I was washing the dishes and didn’t hear your knock. I had been knocking for about five minutes,” he said. “Oh, I thought you weren’t going to answer the door. He had on a pair of clean but well-worn blue jeans and a cream colored flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up. At least I had done the dishes.Īs I opened the door, a man in his early thirties had just turned to walk away. Muddy gardening gloves and boots were in the front hallway along with weeks of clutter. Unfinished projects scattered the dining room table and the living room. If I hadn’t just turned off the water, I wouldn’t have heard it. I wondered why whoever was there hadn’t rung the wireless doorbell.

I had just finished when there was a faint knock at the front door. Actually, it only took about 25 minutes once I put my heart into it. I really didn’t feel like washing them right then, but after five days of ignoring them, it was time. The dirty dishes were piled high in the sink. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 KJV An Allegory

Behold i stand at the door and knock