WOVEN

Life's thoughts strung into a fabric of opinions. And when we get done, well what we have is not always a thing of beauty.

It doesn't mean it is bad either. Just not necessarily accurate. Oh it might even look great and impress a few, but you know that doesn't mean it is correct.

We can weave any fairy tale reality we want, but it doesn't mean we are going to enjoy the end product. I've know so many whose fabric always had stains, but they never admitted it.

You ask, and they go, "what?" As if doing that will somehow keep the stain from really being there.

Then come all the stories. Ah, well you see that happen because a waiter dropped a cup on my garment.

But what doesn't come from it is the truth. For it is easier to blame such stains on clumsy waiters, even if they don't exist, the get to the core of the truth.

Describing tears in the garment as a learning experience can be uplifting, but it doesn't allow a person to explain why they got the big hole. Or more important what will keep it from happening again.

Seen so many who will become so philosophical about the stains and tears. They will give you the history of fluids and scissors, but in the end nothing really changes.

Why? Well there can be many reasons. I personally think we love to dictate to ourselves out life is in control.

Basically to treat our situation where things happen by our choice. Even if they didn't and even if it was no way to improve it we will write the story as if it was something we planned.

I think God truly does want to help us get over such delusions. It isn't complicated, just a fact of life.

Which is that we all sin. And because we are sinners, if we don't admit that element and look to God for help, how can we stitch something new and worthy?

So few answer that question the Lord's way. We don't want to admit we are sinners in need of forgiveness.

Oh we want to blame others, but as far as admitting we did anything wrong, and as a sin, ah, that really doesn't work for some. And yet, god truly knows this and still loves us, which is the best fabric of all.