Transformation is a central theme in the Christian faith. God takes our feeble and broken souls, and mends us into something better than what we were. We, in turn, begin to learn to turn away from sin and live for God. In this, we see a constant transformation from death to life, culminating hopefully in our own resurrection and eternal life.
There is also the concept of sacred space, which is to say, space set aside for the things of God. And along with that there is the concept of beauty, which reflects the beauty of God. We beautify sacred space because of Who meets us there.
So it is that our little mission acquired space recently, and in order to set it apart, began to beautify it.
One member referred to this space as a "cement hole" when we first arrived. Which is pretty well on the nose when it comes to describing what it was. What it is now, is ....... more than that. It isn't what we would design if we had unlimited funds, permission, talent and time. But it is what we have. So we transformed it.
The lessons should be self-evident. We are still transforming it, too. Just as God isn't quite finished with any of us yet.
