I once heard a sermon from a pastor that used the analogy of a piece of embroidery to help us understand difficult times. On the backside of things, the piece of art being created looks incredibly messy, unplanned, jarring, all over the place, and unintentional. The colors are mixed up, there are random pieces off to the side and overlapping, and the string looks awful. However, if you flip it over, you can see how a design has been created from all of those seemingly haphazard stitches and the beauty of the finished work to be displayed. This image has been coming to me a lot over the past few weeks, and particularly this Easter Sunday as we walk through a very uncertain and messy season in the world. It brings me hope, and I hope it brings you hope too.
May we trust that the finished piece of art, this life, will be worth all of the confusion in the end. Happy Easter all, and to my friends who are celebrating, He is Risen!