|
|
To
Everything There is a Season: . A Time to Weep, A Time to
Laugh.
Ecclesiastes 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
Time to Tear and a
Time to Mend
Tearing and mending. Words
common to a tailor or seamstress. Or a tentmaker, Or one who makes
sails for ships. Sometimes repairing or creating something new requires
tearing away the old first.
Tentmaking is an ancient art, and Paul was a tentmaker nearly
2000 years ago. (Act 18:3). Ships sails are made from the same basic
canvas materials, sewn together to the make the desired shapes.
Whether in a tent in the year 58 AD, or the year 2010, storms arise.
High winds are a natural part of worldwide weather patterns, and take
their toll on tents and sails.
Those winds, and rain, and hail, and sun, and dry rot can weaken your
tent, or your sail significantly. When the canvas fails, you must tear
out the damaged sections to repair them. You must tear away the parts
that can no longer hold the fabric together.
Then you must mend it.
A Time to Tear, A Time to Mend (cont.)
The time to mend begins as you
carefully cut the new material. Mending joins old and new together, to
form a bond, not easily broken.
Mending serves to restore the
integrity of your tent, or sail.
Mending can be effective and
beneficial beyond just the physical touch of canvas. Mending a broken heart? Mending
a marriage? Mending a relationship?
Who can you call today, to mend your relationship?
# # #
Return HOME from A Time
to Tear, A Time to Mend
|
|
|
