Coco Calling No.175 - The Patchwork Quilt
- Coco
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min read
At weekends, I sometimes go upstairs in the morning to join my owner and his wife for a lie-in in bed. However, one strict rule applies. I am not allowed to walk over their precious patchwork quilt. Many years ago, my owner gave this to his wife as a Valentine’s Day gift. It’s made up of a large number of patchwork “hearts” which together, create a very striking effect.

As we all go through life, I often think that we build up our own “patchwork quilts” of kindness. And this works in two ways. First, there are those acts of kindness which we are lucky enough to receive from others. Those meaningful smiles; help when we most need it; the stabilising arm when we are wobbling; the hugs when we need a lift; those words of encouragement when we most need to hear them…
And then there are the “patchwork quilts” which we ourselves create as we share out acts of kindness as we go through life. On many occasions these acts are very small, and quickly forgotten. But collectively, they can build up into something very large and very wonderful.
Kindness is a part of love. It costs nothing, but it can result in something incredibly beautiful. And our own unique quilts become a lasting legacy of what we did during our lives, and of the kindness of others around us.
The Bible talks a lot about kindness. It’s a word very much associated with Jesus, and with the story of “The Good Samaritan.” (Luke 10:25-37). And after being shipwrecked at sea, and getting safely ashore on the island of Malta, Paul tells us that:
“The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.” (Acts 28:2)
I wonder whether today, we will add to somebody else’s patchwork quilt, or receive a new patch on ours?

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