There was a paragraph in the lesson examining the word 'workmanship.' It comes from the Greek word 'poiema' and the word signifies a work of art brought forth by an artisan. Our English word poem and poetry stem from this word.
Just think of it, we are God's poem! An unique work of art produced by the Master Himself! Just as a poem has meter, rhyme, rhythm, beauty and meaning, so our lives are also meant to reflect the beauty of God's love.
The lesson called for an interactive exercise -- give each person a 3x5 card have them write their name in the top left corner then pass the card to the person on the right. Each person was to write one positive comment or phrase about the person whose name was on the card, when finished the cards were passed to the right again and again until your card came back to you. The result being at the end of the evening, each of person had a card filled with positive comments.
Karen took this one step further -- Instead of using 3x5 cards she hand-made a card for each of us, the front said "Celebrate U" embellished with a ribbon, on the inside was a ornate boxed space to write your name. Brilliant!! A loving reminder that we are indeed God's workmanship, fearfully and wonderfully made!
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
Last night was one of my favorites. The cards are beautiful reminders of the Truth we are too often blinded from in ourselves.
ReplyDeleteAnd our Secret Sisters were revealed. Thanks Nancy!