Playing with Yarn  

Megan Hamsher

Exodus 35:25      Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.  (Holman Bible)

Here's some things I've come across "playing with yarn":

Yarn can tangle and form knots.

Sometimes the pattern and my hook are not on the same page and frustration occurs;

I have to rip things out and start over again.

Stare at the back of a pattern to weave in ends ...

and forget to look at the front design.

If stitches are practiced enough,

beautiful projects can be made to brighten someone else's day.

It's a one person deal: a pile of yarn and a hook....

it's up to you to actually make the design.

Who would have thought messing with yarn could teach us about our lives?

Life is full of "unexpected tangles" and plenty of frustrations that we often can't prevent,

but we learn eventually to "de-tangle" and move on.

Life is about new beginnings - starting with each morning!

We can't always see the "main picture" until we are finished with that chapter in our lives, sometimes taking years before we understand it....

but God knows the "big picture" always!

If we take time to keep learning and sharing that knowledge with others,

we can brighten others' lives in so many ways.

Now add Jesus to the story.

Jesus gave us a personal way, a one-to-one method, to connect to God.

Jesus accepts us if we are open to His love ...

no matter how many tangles and frustrations we face.

Jesus gives us new hope, and offers us a new way to spend our lives.

If we spread the Good News ... we spread His love and enrich those around us.

"Weave in the faith and God will find the thread."

(couldn't find the author, but I love this quote!)

Prayer:  Dear God,

Thank you that we can learn about You in the simplest of things, like yarn.

May we take what we learn and share it with others, whether it's through our words, actions, or gifts.

Amen