Just A Little Trim.

Every Tuesday I have the pleasure of visiting the elderly at a nursing home in our area.  Most of my time is spent going from room to room and just sitting talking with individuals. In most cases, they are wonderful visits. I take this time to try and brighten their spirits and almost always, I do so by just listening.
They love to talk and I get to know them and who they are and what they are all about. They even tell me of their aches and pains. Many times their faces light up as they tell me who has been in to visit them this last week and what they learned about their family or friends. Other times they talk about the struggles of life. During those moments, I ask about their past. It's a way of getting their minds off what’s going on at this time in their life. And they love that.
That’s my visit with the individuals. I also go and sit with a group of ladies at what is called, “Knit & Chat.” It can be six to ten ladies knitting away together. As they talk, they drink tea and eat a cookie or two. Just a nice group doing something for someone else. You see, they spend their time knitting squares. Those squares are made out of left over wool donated to them. These ladies take that wool, knit the squares which are joined together into a very, VERY colourful blankets. Those blankets are then donated to charity. Even as seniors, they still see they have something to offer. Something to contribute in life to those less fortunate then themselves.
As we talk and I watch them, I have noticed that some of the squares are not exactly perfect. Many times they finish one ball of wool part way through knitting a square.  So, they pick up another orphan ball and continue on in the middle of the square. 
You will know where this happens by a tail hanging down. Maybe this sort of thing happens in each of our lives as well. After all, none of us are perfect. With this almost finished square, one of the volunteers, I’ll call her Phyllis, because that’s her name, takes the square and with needle in hand, tucks in the loose thread. Beautiful!
For each one of us, this also happens in our lives. With all the loose ends hanging down, Christ comes along and tucks in the loose strings. He fixes the imperfections while we continue to walk through life in His presence. We become a new creature, a new creation. We read about that in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”    We just have to let Him do His finishing work in us.
Something to think about.
Rob