This season (and the few months before), I have been crocheting Christmas ornaments for family and friends (spoiler alert if you are a family member or friend reading this reflection). Yarn feels so fragile on its own. It can get very messy very easily. What creates its strength is the process of spinning the cotton or wool into one strand from many. Then, the yarn becomes even stronger as it is interlocked through the simple process of slip knotting to one another, to crochet or knit together the final product. It is a reminder this Advent and Christmas season of our reliance upon and call to uphold one another – even when we might not feel strong.
God, who interweaves and knits our lives together, hold us dearly and closely this season of Advent and Christmas. As exams end, as we travel from our campuses back to our hometowns, remind us. Remind us that when we don’t feel strong or that when things feel messy, we’re a part of something much greater. And thanks be to God for that. Amen.
Rev. Russ Kerr
Student Development & Engagement Coordinator,
The Pace Center for Campus Ministry
(Virginia Commonwealth University)
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