As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us, the parts of our lives laid like the squares of an unfinished quilt in many piles. An angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry of our life.
But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and frayed each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a time in my life that had been difficult, the challenges, & temptations I was faced with in every day 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 & there, the other tapestries were filled with rich colors & bright hues of worldly fortunes. I gazed upon my own life & was disheartened. My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare & empty, like binding air.
Finally, the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light for the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me & nodded for me to rise. My gaze dropped in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life & laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, wealth, & 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, but somehow I mustered the strength to pick20up & begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer asking for help & guidance. When I was ridiculed, I endured it and offered it up to the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.
As I faced the truth of my life & I accepted it for what it was, I rose & slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. Awe-filled gasps permeated 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 through the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then, our Lord stood before me, with warmth & love in His eyes. He said, 'Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, & My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside & let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.
But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and frayed each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a time in my life that had been difficult, the challenges, & temptations I was faced with in every day 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 & there, the other tapestries were filled with rich colors & bright hues of worldly fortunes. I gazed upon my own life & was disheartened. My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare & empty, like binding air.
Finally, the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light for the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me & nodded for me to rise. My gaze dropped in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life & laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, wealth, & 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, but somehow I mustered the strength to pick20up & begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer asking for help & guidance. When I was ridiculed, I endured it and offered it up to the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.
As I faced the truth of my life & I accepted it for what it was, I rose & slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. Awe-filled gasps permeated 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 through the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then, our Lord stood before me, with warmth & love in His eyes. He said, 'Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, & My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside & let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.
May all our quilts be threadbare & worn, allowing Christ to shine through!
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That's beautiful!!
Did you write it?
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