Wrinkles

I was ironing my husband's shirts the other day, a chore which is notglamorous nor one which I seek with great anticipation. It is one, however, Ido with love - for him. He does not care for the finish which comes on shirtstaken to the laundry , so I spend a little time each week ironing. If Isprinkle the shirts, roll them up and place them in a plastic bag in therefrigerator overnight, they press very well. But if I am lazy, and just usethe steam iron, the result is not quite as satisfactory.

I thought about my life, and how I have tried to iron out problems thathave cropped up over the years. I thought about the way I like to have a plan, ironing out any foreseeable wrinkle that may appear. I thought about grief I have experienced, and how unable I was to iron out the deep creasesof sadness they left in my heart. I remembered my many moments of fear -- for my family and myself -- and how I was unable to iron out fear from entering my mind.

There is a master ironer, however, who never leaves creases of fear, grief, problems or preplanning in our lives. He can iron out every one of them to perfection, and He steps up to the job with a smile on His face. Hepicks up His iron of love and begins to work on the wrinkles of our lives. He does so with great compassion, as His love strokes go back and forthacross the material of our lives. His name is Jesus, and He is not contentto just give us the "steam iron" treatment. He will work us out intoperfection, for it says in the Bible that " he who has begun a good work in you will not quit till the day of completion." He just keeps ironing, working those wrinkles of helpless and hopelessness out of our lives. I am thankful I have turned my wrinkled self over to Him -- for I know he can get the job doneand done perfectly!

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