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Sunday, October 12, 2008

In Memoriam to Terry Fine and Flo Gallagher

Yesterday, a tragedy happened in our community, and to my friend Linda. (see Daily Sentinel)

In times of grief, Corrie Ten Boom, survivor of the Holocost, quoted this poem:

Life is But a Weaving

My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaveth steadily.

Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow;
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I the underside.

Not ‘til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And reveal the reason why.

The dark threads are as needful
In the weaver’s skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.

He knows, He loves, He cares;
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives the very best to those
Who leave the choice to Him.

Anonymous (as quoted by Corrie Ten Boom)
(Painting: The Weaver, by Vincent Van Gogh)
Corrie ten Boom used an illustration about a tapestry weaving . She had a tapestry sample that she insisted always be presented wrong side up. On the back, the weaving was all a jangled, discordant, ugly mess. But the result on the right side was beauty. Sometimes, we see too much or only the back side in our time/space dimension. God the weaver arranges each thread to His standards . . . often seemingly insensitive to how jangled or even pained we are by a given thread placement. But the result is our being conformed more to the image of His Son--that we might bear a greater weight of glory in eternity--ruling and reigning with Him.(found in freerepublic postings)
Trusting God is our only hope in many of life's situations. My deepest condolences for these losses to all friends and family of the Fines and Gallaghers.

My love and prayers are with you, Linda.


(This is a photographic representation of the embroidered illustration that Corrie Ten Boom used in her often quoted poem.)

1 comment:

  1. I love Corrie ten Boom. (I'm sorry about your tragedy. The link is broken.)
    I came by looking for this story to tell friends in my Bible study. (The 3/11/11 earthquake in Japan is effecting us all deeply.)
    Because I don't weave, I hand out pieces of woven ribbon from a fabric store. I cut it into bookmark-size lengths. Like Corrie's tapestries, I first show the back side, then the front. Then I give each person a length to keep.
    Thank you for sharing yourself in this blog.

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