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How You Were Formed
You Are Marvelous! You Are Beautiful! You Are Dust!
Remember, We Are Dust
“For he knows how we are formed, he remembers we are dust.” Psalm 103:14
Last Christmas I was given a unique bookmark that immediately became my favorite bookmark that I have ever owned. It is made of two pieces of flexible wire. Being about 7 inches long the two wires are twisted together to write my first name in cursive in its middle and twisted together to form a cross on one end.
I love this bookmark. I enjoy the look of the wire sculpture and seeing the cross peek out of the top of my book marking the page I am on.
Today I was upset seeing the cross misshaped and crushed when I picked up my book. I could not understand what had crushed my wonderful bookmark. I immediately reshaped the wires wondering if I had made it look like it had before. It is only made of pliable wire but it means a lot to me.
What it is made of is not its beauty although I would not like it made of anything else.
Someone had formed my bookmark out of wire and someone had formed me and you out of dust.
Just like my bookmark I am wonderfully made for a purpose and so are you. I am twisted, molded into shape. Just like my bookmark, I…
