THE QUILT
As I faced my MAKER at the last judgment,
I knelt before the LORD along with all the
other souls.Before each of us laid our
lives like the squares of a quilt in
many piles. An angel sat before each of us
sewing our quilt squares of cloth off the pile.
I noticed how ragged and empty each of my
squares was. They were filled with giant holes.
Each square was labeled with a part of my
life that had been difficult, the challenges and
temptations I was faced with in everyday life.
I saw hardships that I endured, which were
the largest holes of all.I glanced around me,
nobody else had such squares.Other than a
tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries
were filled with rich color and bright hues of
worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was
disheartened. My angel was sewing the ragged
pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty,
like binding air.
Finally the time came when each life was to be
displayed,held up to the light, the scrutiny
of truth. The others rose,each in turn,
hold up their tapestries. So filled their lives
had been. My angel looked upon me and nodded
for me to rise. My gaze dropped to the ground
in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes.
I had love in my life, and laughter.But there
had also been trials of illness, and death,
and false accusations that took from me my
world as I knew it.I had to start over many
times.I often struggled with the temptation
to quit, only to somehow muster the strength
to pick up and begin again.
I spent many nights on my knees in prayer,
asking for help and guidance in my life.
I had often been help up to ridicule, which
I endured painfully, each time offering it up
to the FATHER in hopes that I would not melt
within my skin beneath judgmental gaze of
those who unfairly judged me. And now,
I had to face the truth. My life was what
it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.
I rose and slowly lifted combined squares of my
life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the
air. I gazed around at the others who stared
at me with wide eyes, then I looked upon the
tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes
, creating an image - the face of CHRIST.
Then our LORD stood before me, with warmth and
love in HIS eyes.
He said,"Every time you gave over your life
to ME,it became MY life, MY hardships, and MY
struggles.Each point of light in your life is
when you stepped aside and let ME shine through,
until there was more of ME then there was of you."
May all you quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing CHRIST to shine through.
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