Grace is one of those things that often surprises. Today it was through a purple purse.
Way back at the beginning of the summer, I purchased a shiny faux patten bag, the size and shape of a handled Bible cover. At the time it was a piece of grace: not only was it 1/2 price day at Value Village, so it cost $2, it was brand new with the tags still on it; and even better it was found after patiently perusing through secondhand stuff. Secondhand finds are fantastic, as it is ecologically friendlier shopping, and it is finding something discarded, picking it out, loving it...giving it new life.
There a million theological reflections one could make....
Anyway, the bag is a piece of grace as it is being used outside of its intended purpose. It is really a cosmetic bag complete with two inside plastic zippered halves. In one side goes the Kobo, perfect fit, and in the other kleenex, wallet and purse type stuff.
This is the rainy season in Halifax, so today of course it rained. For those who walk, you know that getting from one place to another in a semi-dry state is not as easy as it should be. Choosing the wrong purse on a rainy day, especially if it downpours is simply awful! There are certain articles that do not fair well when wet.
Well come to find out my purple cosmetic bag, re-purposed is perfect. It gracefully handled the downpour. Not one drop of water went inside and even when opening the bag contents of each pouch stayed dry despite the drips off the raincoat.
Brilliant!
Thinking outside the box is always good. Re-purposing is grace.
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