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The Patchwork Quilt
Life isn't given to us all of a piece,
It's more like a patchwork quilt -
Each hour and minute a patch to fit in
To the pattern that's being built.
With some patches light - and some patches dark,
And some that seem ever so dull -
But if we were given to set some apart,
We'd hardly know which to cull.
For it takes the dark patches to set off the light,
And the dull to show up the gay -
And, somehow, the pattern just wouldn't be right
If we took any part away.
No, life isn't given us all of a piece,
But in patches of hours to use,
That each can work out his pattern of life
To whatever design he might choose.
~ Helen Lowrie Marshall ~
My life has been very much like a patchwork quilt. I was born in Chattanooga, TN and taken home to live with my parents. My parents were only able to get the parts together for the patchwork to begin. For about 6 to 8 months they tried to get started on piecing my life but just couldn't handle all the work it was going to take to make it into a finished quilt.
So all the pieces were then passed on to my grandparents on my Daddy's side of the family. They began the task of piecing my life and the first block in the quilt was the "Church House Steps". They made sure I was in church to hear the gospel and learn of the Master Piecer and Finisher of our faith.
The piecing had been going on for around 6 years when a big hole was torn in the fabric of my life. My grandpa went home to be with the Master and left some mending to be done to the heart of my quilt. It took years for that hole to be mended but through the tear and mending, the fabric became even stronger.
All through the years many people came to help on my quilt. They added love, faith, hope, and many more things that has made my quilt extra special. More holes have come at times and the mending had to be done but I can now look at my quilt and see the pattern that the Master Piecer has in mind.
My quilt is still under construction and will not be completely finished until the Master takes me home. He is using so many people to work on my quilt and I thank and praise His name for what each one has contributed to my life.
God bless each of you as your patchwork quilt is being pieced and quilted and then the final binding added by the Master's Hand.
With Love
"Mosh"
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