Tapestry of His Love

Art and writing by Lynne Hudson

How amazing is our heavenly Father! As the scripture, Jeremiah 29:11 states, “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (NIV) When you look back on the intricacies of your life and see how beautifully He has crafted the chapters of your story, you will see a perfectly executed script.

Over a decade ago, I endured the heartwrenching ordeal of breast cancer, but God weaved the most incredible testimony through this painful period of my life. Eleven years ago, my husband and I sat in the waiting room of a breast cancer screening clinic for two hours, anxiously anticipating my life-changing diagnoses. It was such a fearful moment in time that we will never forget. But what we also remember is that God turns everything around for His good! A day after I found out the devastating news of my cancer, I gave my life to Christ and became born again. The Lord had begun an adventure from day one.

As God healed my body and my spirit, I saw so many miracles along the way. Many of these miracles involved my art, which I am honored to say He has used repeatedly for His glory. Allow me to share one of those stories now, one which involves this magazine, Voice of Truth.

With the release of a recent edition of Voice of Truth, the Women World Leaders’ global office obeyed God’s call to send a number of these glorious magazines to us here in Australia. I prayerfully asked God where these precious magazines should go, and He put on my heart that one copy should go into the very waiting room where I sat anxiously awaiting my diagnosis eleven years ago. I know that if I had this magazine while I was enduring that agonizing wait, God would have used it to fill me with His peace. So I returned to the waiting room, magazine in hand, but this time with a purpose of granting peace and a sense of hope to someone else in her anxious hours.

It was a full-circle moment for me, which resulted in my own healing. As I try to comprehend all that God has done in my life in the last eleven years, including how He has used my art to help others, I am in awe of the plans that He weaves in our storybook of life. Our lives are a wonderful tapestry masterpiece of His love. Never take anything for granted; every colored thread has been carefully chosen to enrich our lives help others through their trials and victories.