Sacred Wood Care

Sacred Stewardship: Caring for Your QIADGE Holy Icons

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35)
As truth demands guardianship, these prayer-carved sacraments ask gentle tending.

▍ Daily Cleansing | Dusting the Temporal, Revealing the Divine

✝️ Method
Brush wood grain with soft bristles (follow grain direction),
Or wipe with damp-dry cotton cloth, immediately buffing dry.

✝️ Caution
Avoid chemicals that strip natural oils—
As you would “not quench the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19)

▍ Nourishing Radiance | Let the Grain Breathe Grace

Quarterly, anoint with pure olive oil/beeswax:

1.Dab coin-sized balm on lint-free cloth
2.Apply as sacred unction along the grain
3.Let wood drink for 20 minutes
4.Polish with chamois to warm gleam

Result:
✅ Prevents cracking ≈ “Tree by streams never withers” (Psalm 1:3)
✅ Enhances grain ≈ “Light shining in dark place” (2 Peter 1:19)

▍ Sanctuary Environment | Crafting a Spiritual Microcosm

✞ Humidity
Maintain 40%-60%, shun extremes—
Like “Trees planted in the house of the Lord” (Psalm 92:13)

✞ Light
Shield from direct sun to preserve form,
Soft light best reveals sacred contours.

✞ Placement
Keep from vents/heat sources,
Set on stable surfaces to prevent falls.

To care for an icon is to tend the soul.
As you cherish this Word made wood,
It shall glow richer with years,
Witnessing “food that endures to eternal life” (John 6:27)