The poetry of our lives
Like a tapestry woven with many colors
Dark colors woven without skill
Ugly streaks seemingly mar the design
But the master weaver takes over
Skillfully using each dark strand
Creating a beautiful multidimensional image
An image that is a reflection of himself
No darkness remaining – only light
Rainbows of color dancing from his smile
Displayed in the beautiful tapestry of our lives
(Tapestry Picture: This beautiful tapestry is from www.novica.com and is titled “Love’s Flight” created by Peruvian artisan Inka.)
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My blessings come with no sorrow. Trials come and I use them for your good, but I don’t harm you. I don’t send catastrophe and destruction upon you. So trust in me. Be confident in your decisions and in my guidance. What the world calls failure is just an opportunity to try something different. So there is no fear in stepping out, taking risks, and trying. I am not a father who demands perfection and criticizes my children. I am a loving father who gently encourages and guides. I work along side you and bring you to success. So give me your heart – it is safe with me. We will work together to fulfill your destiny. I designed you equipped to accomplish all the things that I placed in your heart. So don’t doubt that you will succeed. We travel together always – fears, anxiety, doubt are powerless. Simply hold my hand as we journey. Hills and mountains will provide unimaginable vistas. Valleys will be resting places with rivers of nourishment and fields of joy. Be at peace with me, and let’s continue on the adventure.
Can we look upon our own poverty – our own emptiness and inability? Earthen vessels easily broken and destroyed – formed out of clay and half-baked in the kiln – fragility in motion. An empty clay shell waiting to be broken, crushed by the world. No strength to withstand the battering forces of the world. The darkness concealed within released when the exterior shatters.
Mountains in the background forming a backdrop so similar to home, but banana trees and rice paddies reminding you that you are not
