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Unfinished: Allegory of a Puzzle by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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Unfinished... I love building puzzles! 1500 pieces and up give me a puzzle rush! What keeps me going is the visualization of the end product; more specifically the scenic photograph on the box. I love nature scenes. I keep building in anticipation of the final product regardless of how gruelling the process is. Gruelling process During the process of building when all the pieces look the same, yet are all different in colors, shapes and sizes, I sometimes get frustrated. But, as the picture grows and the pieces fit, I am encouraged to keep building. Until that final piece is in, however, no matter how much work went into it, no matter how much progress I have made, no matter how beautiful the other parts appear, no matter how the 2999 pieces fit perfectly together, until the 3000th piece is in, the puzzle is unfinished. Unfinished Think of God as the puzzle builder and think of yourself as the puzzle. As much as you have accomplished, as good as you are, God is not finished with you y
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What's in the Darkness by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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Daniel 2:22 "He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him" It was early morning. The windows were closed. The curtains were drawn. The silence of morning was therapeutic as I walked through the house planning my day in my head. Three major tasks swam in my head. I headed to my 'To Do" memo pad to document them. Thankfully no major cleaning was necessary. As I passed the living room I noted a little debris on the rug so I digressed for the broom and dust tray to sweep the debris off the rug. Small debris on the rug I pulled back the curtain. The early morning sunlight seeped through. And immediately I saw them; little particles of dust in a straight line riding on the beam of the sun. Instinctively I held my breath as I walked through them. Then it occurred to me,  the particles are in the entire room. I pulled the curtain wider. Additional particles joined the ride and danced on a widened beam.  Dust particles da
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The Promise by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth (Genesis 9:13) A little piece Just a little piece was visible. It was beautiful . It stood out from the dark cloud as a beacon of hope. The cloud provided a picturesque canvas on which its beauty was displayed. But just a piece. Dark ominous clouds obliterated the rest of it... And also threatened to wipe out the sight of the little piece as well. Dark clouds obliterated Another piece! "Look! The other side of it is over there!" An excited outburst. "Where?" On the other side of the sky another piece of a rainbow was also visible. Well, not exactly a piece but the other end of the selfsame rainbow. There was an entire rainbow ringing the sky on the last day of 2023! However, dark clouds obliterated all but the two ends which stuck resolutely out. Another piece! The Promise The rainbow; a promise and a symbol of hope. God had set that bow in the sky after the
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Standout Walk by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did (1 John 2:6) "Is that the walk! Is he wearing an Air Force 1? Is that the sneakers?" I blurted. He laughed uproarously, "You identified it correctly!" I identified it by his walk. It was a careful walk. An Air Force 1 walk. I learnt about it just the day before. The same youth had explained it to me. I had questioned him after he had burst out laughing at the sight of a group of students walking by. "Why did you laugh?" I had asked him because I did not get the joke. "He doesnt want to crease his Air Force" "His Air Force?" I was still lost. Wasn't Air Force an aircraft? So he explained, "...well there is this shoe, the Air Force 1 and it is trending for school and there are tiktok videos going around of students walking like robots so they wont crease their Air Force..." Well I had burst out laughing as well. Now, having identified it on my own, the quest
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Deadly Play by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. ( Proverbs 14:12 NKJV) Killer bees? I saw a missed video call and two disturbing images. I called him back. "Are those killer bees in that pic? What is that object they killed?" "Auntie that is not bees. That is feathers. I came home to see them all over the yard. A cock flew over the wall and the three Rottweilers and German Shepherd had a time playing with him." "Playing?" I was confused. What I saw did not look like the remnants of play. It looked like a crime or war scene. "And they didn't eat it?" "They don't eat raw meat. They just had fun with it and plucked it clean. All its feathers are strewn over the yard. I came home to find it almost lifeless." Deadly play Deadly play. My mind ran with the symbolism. I thought of another stalker, symbolised in an animal, a lion. An archenemy whose play also leads to suffering and death. I thought of scenar
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All That Glitters by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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"..man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart." 1Samuel 16:7 Yellow, juicy and sweet...! The season was soon coming to an end. We were savouring the remnants of the mangoes. It was called starch. It was yellow, juicy and sweet. We portioned off the last set we had. He passed by with a particularly yellow unblemished mango in his hand. Yellow and unblemished! I couldn't resist asking, "Can I have that one?"  Unhesitatingly, he graciously gave it to me.    "Are you sure you want to give it to me?" He loved mangoes even more than I did, yet he unhesitatingly responded:    Yes. No problem. I will take this small one right here." I looked at the mango he selected. It was spotted and looked blemished. It was also smaller than the one I had. Small, spotted and blemished  We both bit into our individual treasures.  Look at this? I blurted out in consternation. The inside of my mango was discoloured and hard. I had to take a
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Car Wash: Wash me all over! by Petra Pierre-Robertson

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“Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!” (John 13:9) Not just my feet... "Can you clean my car for me before I head to work? Just the outside. The inside is clean. It shouldn't take too long". It was a quick request. But he wanted to return to bed. Exams were over. His brain was tired. Yet he couldn't bring himself to refuse his mom's urgent request. Normally he or his dad cleaned the car for her. But he had been particularly busy with exams, and the Sahara dust was having a good time with the car. When mom surfaced, dressed for work on a spanking new Monday morning, the body of the car was shining and spotless. As she walked towards the car she noticed it. The tyres were dirty. Dirty tyre He was already ambling to the bathroom to have a shower before crawling back into bed when she pointed it out to him. Still sleepy, he uttered, "You said you wanted the car clean, not the tyre." She had no choice but to burst out laughing even a
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