The Parable of The Holey Shirt

There once was a pastor whose favorite shirt was very worn. It had so many holes, that it embarrassed his wife to no end when he left the house wearing it. She once stuck about three fingers right into a big hole by the shoulder blade, pulled up and said, "Really?" "Every pastor should have a holey shirt," he explained. His wife was not amused.

One day, the shirt could not be found. The pastor eventually tracked it down to the bottom of the closet where the rags were kept. Even though he spent a moment mourning his loss as he looked at the pieces of his holey shirt, he came to praise his wise and beautiful wife, who helped him to understand that even though something may be ruined, it is not always necessary to trash it. There may be a way to repurpose what was once ruined in the household of faith.

Isaiah 62:2 - "...and you shall be called by a new name

that the mouth of the Lord will give."