Intro To My Best Blanket

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 I would like to say, "Thank you."  You stumbled upon my space for other future rantings.  This is where I reflect on radical ideas like salvation, atonement, missing the mark and the Trinity.  Well, possibly, as I really haven't a specific course in mind for my thoughts.  But I can share my first one here...my blanket.

Seeking a title for these musings, I stumbled upon Peter 4:8, "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."  I then think about the greatest commandment, to love God and love others.  It really speaks volumes to me.

What if love was a blanket?  Would I be able to keep it unblemished and without holes?  How would I treat it when it needs cleaning?   Do I have a big enough blanket to cover my friends and loved ones?  Can it be replaced?  I can keep taking the analogy further but I don't want to scare anyone with this first musing.

What I do know is that love is so ultimately important.  It should be an umbrella that we break out when a friend is caught in a storm.  It should be what we tuck our family members in with at night.  And our world needs a lot more of it.  I think that is why the name of the blog is as it is and I hope you take something away from it.

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