I continually get off track with this prayer call of mine. Lately it had to do with knitting. Without realizing it, my mind started planning all kinds of items that I would knit using all kinds of intriguing stitches. I started reading knitting books (right now I have eight library books) and marking patterns I like; I started going on line to check out various yarns and yarn shops. I was having fun, but of course I was making no progress on my two prayer shawls.
Now, don’t get me wrong. Nothing I was doing was bad, and I’m all for having this kind of fun. But something didn’t feel right; I was straying from God’s call, and it was God who was calling me back. Knit prayer shawls, learn new stitches, discover new yarns, but pray prayer shawls.
I picked up the needles and began.
Now, don’t get me wrong. Nothing I was doing was bad, and I’m all for having this kind of fun. But something didn’t feel right; I was straying from God’s call, and it was God who was calling me back. Knit prayer shawls, learn new stitches, discover new yarns, but pray prayer shawls.
I picked up the needles and began.
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