Wednesday, January 21, 2004

They offer worship in a sanctuary that is a sketch and shadow of the heavenly one; for Moses, when he was about to erect the tent, was warned, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain." But Jesus has now obtained a more excellent ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted through better promises.
(Hebrews 8.5-6 NRSV)
Corrie ten Boom was a modern-day saint. She had that same sense of destiny even though she had spent a very painful time in a Nazi concentration camp and lost her sister in that camp. After World War II, Corrie Ten Boom traveled around the world and spoke of her war experiences in Holland and her imprisonment at Ravensbruck. She shared the story of God's love in her life--even through the truly tough times.

Corrie often used simple symbols to illustrate great truths about God. For example, in one of her presentations, she would take with her a piece of cloth with a crown embroidered on it. She would first hold up the cloth with the lovely embroidered side showing--all the threads forming a beautiful crown. This she would describe as the plan God has for our lives. Then she would flip the cloth over to show the tangled, confused underside--illustrating how we view our lives from a human standpoint.

There is a pattern to life, she would say, a pattern we may not see. Corrie Ten Boom believed in God's pattern for life.

Dear God, may my life be patterned after your will. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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