I am linking up for Five Minute Friday. The FMF is hosted by Kate Motaung on her blog Heading Home. Today’s prompt is “connect”. It was so good to see this crew and get back into the groove of FMF. I’ve missed these peeps, Tonight we talked all things; wine and chocolate, one words and snow, skiing and cold. We’d love to have you join us. Just hop onto Twitter on Thursday evenings and follow the #fmfparty. Hope to see you there!
My hands clasped
Around my cuP
And warmed up
And warmed up
By the sheer warmth
Of it
As we listen and chat
Over a hot cup
On this cold winter day.
Our hearts connected
In just a few moments
Over life and love and faith.
My fingers tap
Across the keyboard
On Twitter
Connected
Across computer and phone screens.
So many question
These connections
But they are sincere and true
True in every sense of the word.
Connections made
From east to west
North to south
Across faith lines
And connected
As family of God.
Like a puzzle
Snapped into place
Piece by piece
God pieces our lives
And connects us together
With beloved brothers and sisters
In Christ.
And as each piece
Finds its proper place
In the puzzle
A beautiful masterpiece
Unfolds before our very eyes.
A masterpiece
Connected
Through the love
And grace of God;
Connected when we move
The table to where
All are welcomed and connected
At the holy altar;
Connected in water, bread, wine
And the Word
Connected
To reveal
A beautiful elegant masterpiece
Of Gods people
I like it, Tara. My post isn't up yet. I'll do it later.
Glad you like it!
Tara, this paints such a beautiful picture! I love it. So glad to have you as an online friend. Maybe we'll meet in person one day! Many blessings to you! xo
Thanks Gayl! Blessings to you too. xo
This is a masterpiece, Tara! Love the image of each puzzle-piece finding its proper place.
#2 at FMF this week.
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Thanks friend!
So beautiful. You are so good at poetry.
Thanks Amanda!
I love your beautiful poem, and your heart for connection.
Jolene
Thank You!
We ARE "connected" in water, bread, wine
And the Word! I love your post/poem. I thought about a poem in the early AM as I laid pondering and praying about a post for connection. Our minds are are a similar page. You alluded to puzzle pieces connecting, and I chose the dot to dot page of God's glorious activity book unfolding! Love you from the warm south to chilly north!
Love, Jenn #15 FMF
Thanks Jennifer! Yes indeed we were thinking along similar lines. Love you from the chilly north to the warm south! 🙂
What a wonderful poem, Tara. The sentiments are so true and woven together beautifully.
Thank You!
What a wonderful poem – thank you so much for sharing! (FMF #27)
-Sarah
Thanks Sarah!
This is beautiful! I missed last night's connection on Twitter, but will hopefully be back next week. Love connecting with you, friend! Happy New Year!
Thank You! We missed you and hope you are able to be back with us this week. Happy New Year. And I love connecting with you too friend!
I'm so glad we connected!
Me too!
Love this! As much as social media gets a time-sucking bad reputation, I am so thankful for the connections I've made through it and because of it. Thanks for that reminder!
Thank You! And yes indeed. You're welcome for the reminder.
This is lovely. I love the image of God connecting us all together to create a beautiful masterpiece. Glad to have connected with you!
Thanks Lesley. Glad to have connected with you too!
Love it Tara! Beautiful way to "connect" all the words and feelings! Sometimes we need to do it in a more poetic way instead of in sentences and paragraphs. So happy we have connected through this Five Minute Friday ministry!!!
Thanks Marisa! I am so happy we connected through FMF too!
Beautiful, Tara! Happy 2017 to you, I hope it'll be a great year for you!
Thanks Katha! Happy 2017 to you too. May it be a great year for us both!
Opening the year with poetry. You clever girl!
Aww thanks!
Loving this, friend. Puzzle pieces and Communion tables. A beautiful mosaic, God's family, drawn from all corners of the globe.
Thanks Marie!
Beautiful Sweet Friend! Thankful we connected!
Thank You! And me too!
Love this Tara! Your brain sure works wonders in 5 minutes! What a beautiful description of the connection of God's people.
Thanks Stephanie!
I love this! Although I find it hard to connect during the #fmfparty (just me), I am thankful to have a place to connect with you here on your blog. Blessings!
Barbie, I understand that. I totally struggled with that at first too, but I found when I started asking questions that helped me feel more a part. Maybe that helps (or not). Either way, I'm glad you're a part of our tribe!
Tara, I found myself in a small group a few months ago discounting my own online friendships. God totally convicted me that was not the case. These are some of my richest because we actually take time to listen and think before we respond. What a thought! We'll sit at the same table someday soon I hope!
I am sorry you have had a hard time connecting at the Twitter parties.Christina's words are spot on. I struggled at first too. Yes someday may we sit at the same table together.
Tara, a beautiful post. Yes, "legitimate" connections are made online. And I am thankful for the people I've met in various venues. It's amazing how we can truly connect with people we've never actually seen, isn't it? I'm grateful God made us with a capacity, a need, for connection.
Thanks Jeanne!
Tara,
thank you. I enjoyed the journey you took me on from line to line, like a courtly dance with each player expertly stepping to the music! And, thank you for genuinely caring. You are a gem!
Love,
Tammy
(#8 this week)
You're welcome, Tammy! And you are a gem too friend!
so true! a beautiful masterpiece of GOD's people…won't it be fun to see all of them one day? hope you had a wonderful xmas and that your new year is starting well.
i have been away for xmas…to seattle. my husband didn't do great on the trip:( i started the new year off with a new year's cold which seems to be improving. 🙂 it should be much improved from here on i'm sure:) hope your connections this year work out well:)
Yes that would be fun. Hope you are feeling better.
Tara, so great at connection and poetry. blessings Diana
Thank You!
LOVE this! especially the concept of using being a puzzle God puts together to form something beautiful!
Thanks Anita!
What a beautiful poem none of us could have written even a decade ago—how the internet has changed the world and helped people connect! We all need to write a lot more poetry… thanks for visiting my FMF last week; it's almost time for another! Peace and hope and hugs from rainy southern California
Thank You! And you are so right. Peace, hope, and hugs to you too!