Sometimes, when life is challenging, what we need, more than anything else, is a quiet hug. To know that someone cares about us. A prayer shawl not only wraps the receiver in a soft, warm hug of knitted or crocheted or blanketed comfort, but it is also content to just lie at the foot of a bed, or draped over a chair, waiting for whatever need arises.
My dad received two prayer shawls when he was in hospital with lung cancer. One from a family member and one from a church friend. Both deeply appreciated, then, and even now. Many of us have stories of gifts of prayer shawls that helped immeasurably at a critical time of need.
If you'd like to try your hand at crocheting a prayer shawl, to be contributed to our mission ingathering at our Annual Conference this June, or if you know of folks who like to make prayer shawls, and perhaps they are looking for a place to donate...please spread the word! June 15, Gordon College, Wenham, MA, at our worship service, 11AM, we will bless these gifts and then distribute them where they are most needed.
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