Friday, February 5, 2016

February 5 - Three Gifts Stitched, Hammered, Woven






1)  Stitched... knitted... woven... 
however it was... 
it's by His hand that I came to be.

There's something very comforting about that.
That the handiwork of the Master-Designer
can create such a beautiful soul.

A beautiful 

You.






2) I know someone who hammered away at the drills 
and the exercises, and the repetition,
over and over and over again.
After all, this whole piano thing was his idea.

I am thankful he asked for lessons, 
for he is gifted in a marvelous way. 
Now, every once in a while, a new composition 
comes floating our way.

What a joy.

Here, for you, the keys of an old tune are hammering away 
in response to his passion:






3) Woven...  
as in threaded through and out 
and through and out again 
and do it again and again.

Like a life that has to experience
one thing after the other,
sometimes the same thing...
 in order to learn

one

darned

lesson.

And we think it's all a mess,
undecipherable,
illogical and downright futile
to have to visit that again,
and again, 
and again.

That's not how God sees it.






Every woven thread has a purpose,
and soon enough,
you will see the beauty of it all.

It's true, you know...