Guatemala Journal Notes 051203

JOURNAL NOTES -- "May 12, 2003"

(NOTE: These notes were taken prior to and up to my first mission trip ever in another country! I will be sharing these posts with you on the upcoming posts. I hope that you will enjoy and share the excitement that I felt as I embarked upon this new journey! :))

A good prayer to remember as we embark on our upcoming journey:

Grant to us, O Lord, the royalty of inward
happiness, and the serentity which
comes from living close to thee. Daily renew in
us the sense of joy, and
let the eternal Spirit of the Father dwell in our
souls and bodies, filling
every corner of our hearts with light and grace;
so that, bearing about with
us the infection of good courage, we may be
diffusers of life, and may meet
all ills and cross accidents with galiant and
high-hearted happiness, giving
thee thanks always for all things.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson

The Weaver - Author Unknown

My life is but a weaving, between my Lord and me,
I cannot chose the colors, He weaveth steadily.
Oftentimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper, and I, the underside.
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 needful in the skilled Weaver's hand
As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern he has planned.

This is something I had posted on my website a while ago; however, it seems very appropriate to include it with my journal as I prepare for my faith journey to Guatemala in June since Guatemala is known for their finely, tightly woven goods. This poem adds such meaning & depth to the looms & woven goods we are about to see.