August 1, 2008

My Journey to God

The Handmade Gift

The candles are lit and Bach
Is playing in the background.
I take the yarn in hand
To make a gift.

With loving care, I warp the
Loom using carefully selected
Colors and a pattern meant
Only for you.

I work the peddles and beater bar.
As I throw the shuttle back and forth,
I rock on the weaving bench and
Think loving thoughts as the
Fabric takes shape.

I wonder if this is the way
God created each of us. Choosing
The color and pattern with tender
Care. His thumbprint on the soul.

A pattern left to be filled
In by each one of us for
The love of Him.
His handmade gift to us.

By Trudy Bledsoe

(Trudy Bledsoe is a member of St. Christopher Parish in Indianapolis and the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order.)

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