Sunday, April 13, 2014

Dear God,

It has been painful and difficult leaving our church.  Because we didn't fit and didn't really have opportunities to contribute, we felt torn from your divine fabric. As we wandered trying to find a new place where we might bring fraying threads to your tapestry, we prayed for your leading.  This morning while worshiping in your church you brought me a new realization.  We have not been torn from the fabric, just moved.  We still have a place in your divine design.

Trusting in your guiding power means we have opportunity to grow and learn.  When we trust you to lead us, we know you will direct us toward your will.  When we open ourselves wide, we give you greater chance to teach us.  When we trust you to help us make a difficult change, you remold us more into your image. You color us so we might add new hues.  You reveal the underside of your divine fabric where all the knots, tangles, tears, and frays exist.  We discover the imperfections; yet, you focus us on the upside and with gentle hands show us how beautiful each thread is no matter its condition.

As we make our transition through tears and sadness, may we contribute something purposeful to your grand design.

O Lord,
make our threads
strong again.
Make them beautiful
so our offering
will add color
and texture
to your
sacred tapestry,
I pray.

Love, Andrea