Windows, Balconies, and Clotheslines

I'm really fascinated with the old architecture here in Lisbon. I love to see the curves and windows, ironwork and stone. They have a law here now that when a building gets too old to use, instead of taking it down they have to demolish just the inside of the building. While they can completely rebuild the inside, they have to leave the facade up and restore it to its original form.

I was thinking the other day how much that is like God working in our lives. He makes us new on the inside when He moves into our lives and even though we don't get our facades restored just yet, someday we will be the way He intended us to be before decay ever came into the world.

For the time being though, life goes on whether the building is being restored or not, and often you get glimpses of life through the windows, balconies, and clotheslines...