The Quilt

Pieces of fabric stitched together on fabric of blue
Like lives soaring together in the clouds…heading towards You
As though Your trumpet had sounded and they were quick to respond
Gathering together now…as a unit of one
You’ve called them home…together… in the same year…from the same place
Leaving in their wake….a reflection of You, and Your grace
It’s amazing what you can say about a person in such a small space
Lord, in the short space of our life…do we reflect your face?
Patches filled with pictures…some had toys and  others filled with poems.
One spoke of a boy…brave and bold…now walking on streets of gold
Most spoke of courage, of heaven, of angels and of God’s gift
Something infinitely holy…treasured and greatly missed
Though strangers here on earth, they shared many things
One can not comprehend their earthly battles of pain and suffering
Yet, You gave them a victory of which we can not even dream
For now, they are together in heaven
In Your presence they play, laugh and sing
Here in this beautiful tapestry full of color and life
Radiates through each one…the beauty of CHRIST.

© by Wanda Bencke