Tapestry

When I was young a read a book that supposed that death, war, father time, mother earth and fate were actually people. They each had their jobs to do...it was pretty interesting and the thought of fate has stayed with me since. See fate's job was to weave a tapestry using thread that represented peoples lives, where two threads crossed, people met and interacted...

I often think of my life represented that way... a thread ...there are times that I want to just be alone, not be bothered by anyone, just do it myself ...but I think of Romans 12:3-8 "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you (I like this... seems to say that we should continually evaluate ourselves as our faith grows). Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others (We are not all supposed to be the same, God wants me to appreciate and protect the differences among us - we belong together!). We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage (I think that this is where I live...); if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently (sometimes I wish this was me); if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully"

I see that even if I am a fantastically beautiful thread... I don't make much of a tapestry. But God wants us to be together, sharing life and faith and weave a wonderfully awesome tapestry! Each of us excelling where He gave us strength and each of us lifting each other up...yesterday was a hard day for me and I had so many people that gave me kicks in the butt, and encouragement, and love... THAT is what we are created for...living in Christ to love each other.... I'm glad that my thread is interconnecting with yours and that together we are weaving an incredible tapestry ....