Article May 28, 2007 Issue

JIGSAWS OF ALL KINDS

BY SANDY TREVOR-ROBERTS

Early one morning, as I was thinking deeply about God's immensity and total, unlimited goodness, the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle came skipping to mind with startling clarity.

When you've clearly identified the pieces of a puzzle, you can slot them easily and confidently into place, to achieve a harmonious whole. Of course, there are other times when the pieces look right at first glance, yet just won't fit; or when you can't get much further than those easier, straight-sided bits along the outer edges. That's when you have to look again, dig deeper, to complete the picture.

Sometimes a similar reexamination of thoughts and ideas helps in solving and bringing healing to the puzzles of life.

About the author

Sandy Trevor-Roberts spent many years as a tour leader with an international travel agency. She is now a Christian Science practitioner living in Kloof, near Durban, on the southeast coast of South Africa.

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