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All the pieces are in place
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
Some time ago we received a jigsaw puzzle as a gift. The picture was so pretty that one felt it really must be worked on, so we began on the first pieces with much enthusiasm. But as we went along, it became harder.
The picture was beginning to look like the cover on the box, so colorful and lovely, but where did the next piece fit? And the next? Finding the right spot for each one was becoming more difficult. Still, we had started right, and we would persist, because we were learning as we went along. With much thought and determination we completed the puzzle, and found ourselves looking at its complete and beautiful perfection.
That puzzle box picture has become a meaningful metaphor for me. When seen from a spiritual standpoint, our lives are complete, just as the picture on a puzzle box is complete. But sometimes the scattered pieces keep us from seeing the wholeness that God gives us.
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