All Saint's Day November 1
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
As a knitter, this is one of my favorite collects. We are woven together and that means we are interdependent. You can't cut out a piece of knitting because it will unravel. The unity of the piece depends on every part of the thread being linked together. When a knitter makes a mistake, she must unravel all the knitting up to that point and fix the mistake. I know from experiance that's a painful event, but it's for the best. After the unraveling, the finished product is even more beautiful. This also happens in our communion, sometimes things that seem to cause us to unravel are actually opportunities to be reunited in an even stronger and more beautiful way.
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Thanks for sharing the collect for Knitters - especially as an "Episcoknitter"
It's RevGalBlogPals delurking week and wanted to drop in and say hello. I realize this posting was several weeks ago, but wanted to comment on it!
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