Thinking about antique furniture today, those that love them, don’t mind the scrapes, scratches, bumps, and missing pieces etc. We see all past that, to the beauty and wealth of history in them, imagining the wisdom they have learned from all it may have seen. We see the potential the item can become, with just a little tender loving care. I think God looks at all of us like that he loves us just the way we are, with all our imperfections, seeing the wealth inside of us and what we have yet to give. No matter what our past may hold·