One Stitch at a Time

One stitch at a time. It can be tedious.

Cross-stitching a gift for a new baby on the way. Something special. Praying for the baby, one stitch at a time. Listening to God for this baby. This precious baby.

Relationships build slowly. One step at a time. One word. One gesture. As the years pass, a picture emerges. A friendship that spans time. A sibling love. A romantic love. One kindness at a time.

‘For as much as you did something good for someone else, you did it for me,’ Jesus said, loosely paraphrased. I usually think of those marginalised individuals who need help: we reach out to the Christ in them.

But just now I realised it’s all of our relationships. Each of us needs one another. This is how Jesus is building his church.

One stitch at a time. It can be tedious.