Sunday’s Reflection
Junk in the Basement
WE MAY DISCOVER a lot of junk in the basements of our inner selves. Old wounds, past losses, and shameful deeds may lie covered, out of sight most of the time but still bothersome. A good housecleaning may be needed “not just the living room but the basement as well; not just tidying up a bit but getting rid of accumulated stuff.
-J. David Muyskens
CARRYING AROUND UNRESOLVED HURTS requires energy. As long as we have to carry them and keep them under control, they drain off emotional and spiritual resources. Instead of having all of our energy available for the new situations that each day brings, we must use some of it to babysit the past.
-Mary Lou Redding
- J. David Muyskens and Mary Lou Redding
Alive Now: January/February 2011
From pp. 34-35 of Alive Now, January/February 2011. Copyright © 2010 by The Upper Room. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
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