A Holy Reordering: Recovering Peace Room by Room - A Lenten Series on Homemaking and the Interior Life

There is a difference between cleaning and reordering.

Cleaning can be cosmetic.

Reordering is consecration.

Every year as light begins to stretch longer across the floors, many of us feel the urge to open windows, clear surfaces, and begin again. But this series is not about seasonal productivity. It is about spiritual alignment.

Lent is a season of repentance, yes — but also of recalibration. It is the gentle turning of the heart back toward what matters most. And because the home is the place where our loves are lived out daily, it too becomes part of that turning.

Scripture reminds us:

“Let all things be done decently and in order.” — 1 Corinthians 14:40

Order in the biblical sense is not rigidity. It is harmony. It is right placement. It is peace.

When our homes feel chaotic, it is rarely only about the laundry or the drawer that will not close. Often, it reflects something deeper: fatigue, distraction, overstimulation, unprocessed emotion, misplaced priorities.

A holy reordering begins beneath the surface.

Over the coming weeks, we will move slowly — room by room — asking not only what needs to be cleaned, but what needs to be realigned.

We will begin where all true order begins.

❊ The Hidden Foundation: The Heart of the Homemaker
Before counters are cleared or closets emptied, we will tend to the unseen place. The atmosphere of a home flows from the spirit of the one who stewards it.

❊ The Kitchen: Where Nourishment Shapes Atmosphere

We will examine the table, the rhythms of meals, and how nourishment is not only physical but emotional and spiritual.

❊ The Bedroom: Rest as a Spiritual Discipline
We will consider rest not as indulgence, but obedience — reclaiming sleep, stillness, and marital intimacy as sacred ground.

❊ The Living Room: Hospitality Without Performance
We will strip away the pressure of curated perfection and rediscover welcome as presence, not presentation.

❊ Closets & Hidden Spaces: What We Keep and Why
We will look honestly at accumulation — not with shame, but with discernment. What are we holding onto? What is holding onto us?

❊ Paper & Possessions: The Weight of the Unnecessary
We will address the quiet mental clutter of stacks, systems, and unfinished decisions — and how simplicity frees attention for what matters.

This is not about achieving a picture-perfect home.

It is about recovering peace.

As the philosopher and mystic Simone Weil once wrote, 

“Order is the first need of the soul.”

And so we begin.