There is something about restorative work. In a world that is hurried and rushed, restoration is slow and intentional—often messy. Yet time and again, I find that as I restore something, my own soul is restored alongside it.
There is the stripping away of what is old. The careful removal and repair of what has been broken or tarnished by time and misuse. The sanding—starting with coarse grit and slowly moving to fine—smoothing what was once rough to the touch. Perhaps the most difficult part is working the nooks and crannies, finding a way to remove old paint and stain from places that are easy to overlook.
I could rush. I could tell myself that no one will look that closely, or that it’s on the underside, so it won’t be seen. But true restorative work is neither lazy nor incomplete. It is steady all the way to the finish line. It is consistent in its care. It is necessary for the fullness of what something was meant to be.
The restorative work at True ID is much the same. It takes time. It requires intentionality and a willingness not to rush the process. It asks us simply to be present—to stay, to tend, and to trust that careful, faithful work brings restoration not only to what is being rebuilt, but also to those who are learning what it means to be fully restored in Christ.
