"THE BREAKING NEWS" is one of my quilts that was in the planning book long before it actually came into being. The original idea was sparked by a clipping from a newspaper which is still in the planner and has changed little from its inception. The clipping is a figure of Christ weeping over a modern day city.
"News" items have been chosen and put into the planner-some as they happened, some from the past, some as brought to mind-and some that were planned and even blocks made but somehow did not make it into the quilt. I did not realize this until the work was done and the blocks were not included-evidently they were not to be there.
I imagine God looking on this world and how heartbroken He stays with all the wars and rumors of wars, His children being abused, corrupt world leaders, and on and on and on.
Though all the horrific news causes Him great despair, we break His heart daily by our rejection of His Son, by not following His Word and by our disobedience.
The back of "THE BREAKING NEWS" portrays how our lives seem to be a puzzle with missing pieces but
God gave us "THE ANSWER" and our lives would be so much easier if we just followed the guidelines He has given us in The Ten Commandments. He loves us and if we love Him, He tells us we will keep His commandments-John 14:15.
He tells us in Isaiah and Jeremiah that He hears us even before we call out to Him and He will answer when we are in need.
Jesus tells us in His Word that He is the way, the truth and the life and came that we might have abundant life.
I thank God for allowing me to create this work for Him.
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