Tapestries

By Lindsay Renee Neumann

From the beginning of time

God has been weaving a tapestry

Carefully choosing each thread

Different colors and textures

Weaving them together to form the perfect design

This tapestry is me

The treads are gently woven together

Forming an intricate and beautiful pattern

Looking closely it is hard to see how everything works together

Why this thread is here, or that thread is there

We cannot understand

The colors may seem off, and beautiful pattern is lost

But when we step back

The whole picture comes into view

Revealing a design

Far more wonderful than we could begin to imagine

This tapestry is the work of the Master

There is one particular thread

Woven into this tapestry

A bright thread, a vibrant thread

One full of laughter, full of joy

Full of memories, full of tears

This thread appears only for a short time

Then it seems lost, hidden among the rest

But if one were to step back

And take in the whole pattern of the tapestry

They would clearly see that this small, seemingly insignificant thread

Brings life, brings meaning

Playing an important part in the grand design

This thread is you.

God brings people into our lives for a season

It is not ours to know why, or for how long

We can only treasure every moment

Hold onto every memory

And with a prayer

We let go

~forever we are a part of one another’s tapestries~