My Grandmother Dorothy was an amazing seamstress. When I was young she made several of my doll's clothes and for all of her life she crafted about 85% of her own wardrobe until her eyesight began to fail when she was well into in her 80's. When our now 25 year-old daughter, Christina was born Grandma made her a very colorful, small quilt made up of remnants collected from years of designing and sewing clothing. I can still remember her wearing a dress, a jacket, or even a handbag that she fashioned using one or more of the fabrics represented here in what is definitely one my most meaningful possessions. Lately it has given me some real food for thought.
"The seed will grow well, the vine will yield it's fruit, the ground will produce it's crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
vs.13b...so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.
vs.16-...These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; do not plot evil against your neighbors and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all of this, declares the Lord." Zechariah 8:12, 13b, 16
Be encouraged, be brave. A remnant can be described as a leftover, a remainder, a scrap, or a survivor of what once was. I have also learned that it can be defined as what is left behind of a community after it survives a catastrophe. God is gracious and he always leaves a remnant behind so we can rebuild.
Through death their is re-birth, which is such a great thing to ponder since we are shortly coming up to Holy Week and then Easter. A seed is a remainder or a remnant from a plant or a flower. Our children and grandchildren are remnants of us after we are gone from this earth. All churches are remnants of the first church in Corinth. My quilt is a survivor of my grandmother's work and I am a remnant of her.
The remnant motif occurs throughout the Bible. Natural disasters, disease, various types of warfare and other calamities threaten God's people. Throughout our history this has been the case. Those who survive constitute a remnant.
"So too. at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace." Romans 11:5,6
Remember that the grounds for the existence of grace is not good works! Pray, trust, and be patient because the promise of Easter is real! New life is just around the corner.
God is blessing you. Donna
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| This quilt is a beautiful reminder of the love and creativity which lived in my grandmother's strong hands. It is priceless to me and it measures 39" X 52". |
"The seed will grow well, the vine will yield it's fruit, the ground will produce it's crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
vs.13b...so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.
vs.16-...These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; do not plot evil against your neighbors and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all of this, declares the Lord." Zechariah 8:12, 13b, 16
Be encouraged, be brave. A remnant can be described as a leftover, a remainder, a scrap, or a survivor of what once was. I have also learned that it can be defined as what is left behind of a community after it survives a catastrophe. God is gracious and he always leaves a remnant behind so we can rebuild.
Through death their is re-birth, which is such a great thing to ponder since we are shortly coming up to Holy Week and then Easter. A seed is a remainder or a remnant from a plant or a flower. Our children and grandchildren are remnants of us after we are gone from this earth. All churches are remnants of the first church in Corinth. My quilt is a survivor of my grandmother's work and I am a remnant of her.
The remnant motif occurs throughout the Bible. Natural disasters, disease, various types of warfare and other calamities threaten God's people. Throughout our history this has been the case. Those who survive constitute a remnant.
"So too. at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace." Romans 11:5,6
Remember that the grounds for the existence of grace is not good works! Pray, trust, and be patient because the promise of Easter is real! New life is just around the corner.
God is blessing you. Donna
