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JIGSAW PUZZLE
By Sally I. Kennedy
July 23, 2010

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself.....each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

Life was a slow, easy pace, at the cottage on the lake, where I spent
many summers as a child. There was always a jigsaw puzzle on the
cardtable. Somehow it was like a magnet, drawing me as I passed by,
"Sit down, and put that one piece in."

Early on, we had photos of puppies and kittens in baskets with large
pieces. Later, country landscapes with tiny pieces. As soon as we'd
finish one, we'd begin another. Dump out the box. Save any pieces
already stuck together for a head start. Prop up the lid so the
finished picture was visible.

Soon puzzle pieces would be scattered everywhere on the table top. Mom
taught us, "Separate the pieces with straight, outside edges. Find the
four corners, and make the frame before starting the rest."

What if there had been no cover picture to guide us and help put the
pieces together? We don't have a lid to look at, with a finished
photo, for the puzzles of our lives. God, however, knows exactly and
precisely what the picture looks like.

I recall my little sister would pick up a piece and determinedly
declare, "This fits!", as she would try and force the cardboard into
the space. How often I try to sqeeze something into my life that is
not supposed to be there, not designed for that particular time and
place.

One day at a time, as we turn our lives over to Him, the Lord give us
a piece for the day. "It's a puzzlement!"...the King of Siam, to Anna,
in the musical, The King and I. Yes, well, not to Someone.

That's good news.

Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
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