Who will lead us?

Quilts hand stitched by the ladies at the Washington Corrections
Center for Women in Purdy.

Beautiful quilts were draped over every pew in the church on Sunday. Each piece of fabric cut, stitched and knotted for the comfort of someone suffering. Maybe from a chronic illness, such as cancer. Maybe from the pain of a marriage or relationship that has turned from love to physical violence.

Each quilt was touched by someone sitting nearby and we all prayed over them.

Our church has a group of dedicated ladies who meet each week to quilt. They have made many quilts over the years, and on Sunday their work was on display.

But the largest section of the sanctuary, the middle row, had pews draped with three and four quilts each. These quilts were created and stitched and donated to be given away to others who are in need --by the ladies serving time in the women's prison that is situated not very far from our church.
And our pastor said, "Interesting, who will lead us."