Cold, hard, grey concrete bearing the marks of its past lives, passed lives
Circular red rust stains from the round feet of the machines that manufactured computer chips
Graceful curved lines and white hand-painted letters forming words from the 2007 prayer vigil labyrinth
Rigid, perpendicular 2-inch tape residue dividing the room into quadrants from a Bible study exercise
Brown, black, yellow, red, pink, and florescent purple tree roots painted over most of the room that represent the human family as one from a worship service
The yellow brick road from the 2009 women’s retreat representing our journey through life.

The Journey floor bears the marks of its past lives, passed lives
Some are worn, no longer shiny bright
Some are splotchy, haphazard 
Some are visible only under black light
Some are broken and chipped, scratched by pushed furniture 
Some are painted over with new lines, new lives
These marks are what make this floor:
Beautiful.