{"id":599,"date":"2009-02-26T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T03:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/wipe-your-feet\/"},"modified":"2009-02-26T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T03:11:00","slug":"wipe-your-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/wipe-your-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Wipe your feet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

(Thanks to <\/span><\/em>The High Calling <\/span><\/em><\/a>for publishing the following article. It is reprinted with permission. You can read the article <\/span><\/em>here.<\/span><\/em><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As a boy, my mother routinely reminded us to wipe our feet when we dashed into the house at full speed. She rarely even looked up as we came in. She just knew that brother and I would have dirty shoes.<\/p>\n

Mom had good reason for concern. The empty lots and open fields were our playgrounds. And on the way home from our ventures, we walked through every mud puddle.\n<\/div>\n
As an adult, I still clean my shoes before entering my home after a long day at school or work. I don\u2019t need my mother to remind me anymore\u2014I get it because I pay for the carpet.\n<\/div>\n
Recently, I\u2019ve been thinking about the symbolism of removing the dirt from the world before entering my home. For years, I collected bad attitudes and negativity from the work world and brought them home to my young family. They never knew what my mood was going to be. <\/div>\n

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Silently, hesitantly, they would size me up.\n<\/div>\n

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\n\u201cWhat kind of day did he have? Can I tell him my problems? Can I share some good news? Will he snap at me for no reason?\u201d<\/em>\n<\/div>\n

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They never knew if I had \u201cwiped my feet\u201d at the door. The darkness of reports, deadlines, and negative personal interactions often clouded my disposition. Job uncertainty, increased expectations, and an emphasis on efficiency over humanity only made my attitude darker. <\/div>\n

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By the time I got home, this \u201cfive o\u2019clock shadow'\u201d darkened my face and my soul. Whether the stubble was a scratchy beard or a scratchy heart, it rubbed my family wrong.\n<\/div>\n

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Sure, they wanted me to bring home a paycheck and the security that comes with it. They liked a roof over their heads and food on the table. They enjoyed the middle class comforts of life. But ultimately, they wanted me to bring home joy.\n<\/div>\n

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\nAnd your family wants the same.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n

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Some job pressures are easy to leave. Just punch the clock and go home. But other work situations can cloud our hearts with the failures and struggles and conflicts. Even when we\u2019re off duty, we sometimes carry all that junk with us. Workplace stress is real, but we can\u2019t let it steal our joy, determine our moods, or hurt our families.\n<\/div>\n

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Leave the dirt of work behind.<\/div>\n
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(Thanks to Philip Faustin <\/a>for original inspiration)<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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