How do we receive and pass on the treasures of faith and church tradition? In this text I use the craft of quilting as a metaphor to describe our continual receiving and remaking. During the writing process, I found myself imagining all those who have washed, ironed, mended, and spread altar cloths and other fabrics put to holy uses, and how they have both physically and metaphorically cared for and handed down the faith that we received.

My editor, Adam Tice, had the brilliant idea of setting this text to a tune that could be used as a round — echoing in the form of the piece the whole idea of making and remaking. Now you can find it to preview or purchase here set to the tune TALLIS’ CANON. It is also included as part of my collection Elemental Joy.