Knitting Wonders

by Ginger

I love knitting. I don’t get to do it very often these days, but when I do, there is just something refreshing about it. It’s magical in its own right. You take two needles (sometimes more), this long string of yarn, and through weaving and winding around, you create something beautiful – out of almost nothing.

In this week's Psalm, David draws a parallel from knitting to the marvels of creation. “For you yourself created my inmost parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I will thank you because I am marvelously made; your works are wonderful, and I know it well." This Psalm will forever be a reminder of God’s love and protection.

My pregnancy with Haleth wasn’t the smoothest. She registered underweight in an ultrasound, and even though all vitals were healthy and she was moving and shaking in my womb, the doctors were fearful. That’s when this verse first showed up. I didn’t go searching for it though I knew it well; it just started to follow me.

In fact, it was in the lectionary that Sunday, and that’s what Fr. Tom, our priest and good friend at Incarnation preached on. I had peace. God was with Darin and me through it all, and now we have our spunky two-year-old.

Friends, God does wonderful things in the daily lives of his creation. All of us are the beautiful workmanship of our Heavenly Father. Even when things don’t add up, like a piece of string and two needles, God can knit wonders.