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The Meaning:

 Life is our journey to find the king.  “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Ps 51:10) God loves us and wants to pour His grace into our hearts.  God creates our pure heart, not us.  It is His Spirit within us that cleanses and “re-creates” our hearts, not because of what we can do but because of what God has done through Jesus for us.  Our heart is cleansed by God breathing His Spirit into us. There is so much chaos all around us.  The journey can be barren around us.  It is the “grounding” that keeps us intact.  Think of the clear monofilament thread that hold the floral to the quilt-it’s pretty much invisible.  It easily got tangled up as Ellie and I sewed it on, even to the point of us looking for a way out of using it.  However, we were patient, persistent, and loyal to our plan, and as a result, it’s the clear thread that holds the floral on in a strong and secure manner. From Isaiah, 42:16: “I will lead the blind on their journey by paths unknown.  I will guide them.  I will turn darkness into light before them and make crooked ways straight.  These things I do for them, and I will not forsake them.”