The Beautiful in the Common Brought Out by Cleansing
Acts 10:9-16
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:…


In Florence there is a fresco by Giotto that for many ages was covered up by two thicknesses of whitewash. It is only within a very few years that the artist's hand has come and removed that covering, and the fresco has come out clear and beautiful. Sometimes we see a person whom we feel inclined to despise, and think of little value, but God comes to him, cleanses him by removing his sin, and reveals a beauty in him that we little dreamt of.



Parallel Verses
KJV: On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

WEB: Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.




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