Our lives are like quilts Sewn with patches and thread Stitches and hems Borders and fringe Dreams fulfilled Embossed and twilled Gathered together Laid out on a bed Some patches are light While others are dark Some spotted and stained Remembered with pain While others employ Emotions of Joy Each year a patch And each patch a mark When viewed as whole We see where we’ve been Family and friends Pieces and stems Our jobs and our joys Our pain and our noise Every frown, every crown, Every laugh, every grin Each patch is sewn By the thread of God’s peace Each stitched with care Guided by prayer Bordered by grace No moment displaced And the quilt of our life Is laid at God’s feet. Look back on each moment To see where you’ve been Each life that you’ve touched Each moment you’ve clutched Each soul that you’ve lifted Each person you’ve gifted Your life bringing warmth From Christ Jesus within Rev Walt
