The Master Weaver's Plan

Corrie ten Boom was a dutch Christian who grew up in a family that hid Jews during the Nazi Holocaust. Her book, The Hiding Place reveals the details of her life.

When she would speak of her life she would often look down as she spoke. She was not looking at notes but rather looking at a cross stitch project she would be working on. While she would relay the challenges and horrors of life in a concentration camp she would quote from the following poem.

The Master Weaver's Plan

My life is but a weaving

Between the Lord and me;

I may not choose the colors–

He knows what they should be.

For He can view the pattern

Upon the upper side

While I can see it only

On this, the under side.

Sometimes He weaves in sorrow,

Which seems so strange to me;

But I will trust His judgment

And work on faithfully.

‘Tis He who fills the shuttle,

And He knows what is best;

So I shall weave in earnest,

And leave to Him the rest.

Not ’til the loom is silent

And the shuttles cease to fly

Shall God unroll the canvas

And explain the reason why.

The dark threads are as needed

In the Weaver’s skillful hand

As the threads of gold and silver

In the pattern He has planned.

~ Benjamin Malachi Franklin

As you gather to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, be sure to thank the Lord for the work He is doing in your life.

Pastor Mike