Good morning…
She sent me a photo of the marvelous, massive web in her back yard. Fascinated, I googled, “How do spiders make webs?” I found some cool videos and an article explaining the four step process.
- The spider starts by creating a length of sticky silk which it dangles from a point. It is so light it gets caught by the breeze and sticks to a second point, the anchor point. This first strand of silk is called the bridge thread.
- Once the bridge thread is firmly anchored in place the spider crosses this thread, creating a second thread and eventually the weight of the spider pulls it down, pulling this second thread with it and the main building of the web can begin. This becomes the centre point from which the spider creates the radial spokes and anchors them to surrounding vegetation.
- Next the spider makes a spiral, starting from the inside and moving out. This is the auxiliary spiral and it creates a structure to bind all the radial spokes together.
- From this the spider spins a final spiral web, building this one from the outside in. This one is made of sticky silk and is called the capture web.
If a spider is wired to weave an intricate web, might we be created by God to weave our own web of intimate connection?
- Caught on the breeze of God’s gracious Spirit, we first anchor ourselves with Christ, the sturdy bridge between earth and heaven.
- Walking our daily tightrope, the weight of the world draws us down to our true self. We abide with God as God abides with us. This union becomes the centre point from which we create essential radial spokes.
- Starting from the inside and spiraling out, we create an intricate web, raying out from our core, creating with God a stable structure which binds us all together.
- Finally we notice the needs of our hurting world. We build from outside in with God, capturing and collaborating with all who are caught in the expansive radius of Christ’s connections.
The only reason you’re on the tree is because your graft “took” when you believed, and because you’re connected to that belief-nurturing root (Romans 11:20, MSG).
…Sue…
P.S. Join us for an evening of Open Air worship tonight at 6:00 pm. A friend to many, Brooke LeBow, will be sharing for three minutes about how she has abided in God’s strong web of connection, along with the brief testimonies of two other members. Worshipers of all ages are invited. Bring your blanket and/or camping chairs and connect with the Lord and neighbors. Click here to RSVP.
P.S.S. Online worship continues this morning and will remain a viable option as we also open our church doors next Sunday, the 11th, for in person worship during these times.
8:00AM · Traditional Worship
9:00AM · Contemporary Worship
11:15AM · Traditional Worship
