God’s Yarn: Fascia, Wool, and the Lamb
- John D McLaughlin
- 4 days ago
- 3 min read
What if the very fabric of your body is a physical reminder of how intentionally God designed you?
Today we’re looking at fascia, this thread-like web that runs through your entire body and seeing it as so much more than connective tissue. We’re looking at it as God’s yarn. A thread that doesn’t just hold your muscles and organs in place, but one that echoes the same careful, redemptive pattern we see all throughout Scripture.
We’re not just fearfully and wonderfully made. We are fearfully and wonderfully redeemed. And fascia might just be a symbol of both.
Fascia as God’s Yarn
Fascia is the all-encompassing, uninterrupted, continuous web of connective tissue that wraps, supports, and holds every structure in your body, including muscles, bones, organs, even your nerves and blood vessels. Fascia as God's yarn is not some side piece of anatomy; it’s everywhere. It’s what helps you move, heal, and even feel.
And when you look at it, you realize… It looks like threads.
Yarn is made of threads woven together. And fascia? It’s exactly that, woven. Interlaced. Designed.
Psalm 139:13–14 says:
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…”
That word “covered” is a weaving term. It’s the same idea used for embroidery or knitting. God didn’t just form you; He wove you. Layer by layer, thread by thread. Fascia isn’t a random tissue; it’s a reminder of your divine construction.
Let that sink in:
God didn’t slap you together. He stitched you with intention.
From Sheep to Lamb: The Thread of Redemption
Let’s take it deeper.
Yarn is usually made from wool. Wool comes from sheep. And sheep show up all over the Bible. God calls us His sheep. Jesus calls Himself our Shepherd. But He also is called something else, the Lamb of God.
John 1:29:
“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
Isaiah 53:7:
“He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter… so he openeth not his mouth.”
Jesus, spotless, sacrificial, silent, gave Himself up so that we could be clothed in righteousness. Like sheep are sheared for wool, Christ was stripped, pierced, and poured out. His life became the “wool” that now covers us.
So, the yarn? It’s more than symbolic.
It points to Jesus.
The Lamb who was shorn.
The thread that was broken.
The covering that now redeems.
And when you look at your body, at fascia, you’re seeing something that covers, connects, and restores. It’s not just anatomy. It’s a physical parable.
Fascia, Covering, and the Body of Christ
Fascia does three main things:
It covers.
It connects.
It holds everything together.
And what does Christ do for His people?
He covers us in grace.
He connects us as one body.
He holds all things together.
Colossians 1:17 says:
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
He’s the divine “fascia” of the universe. Holding everything together. Holding you together.
Ephesians 4:16 takes it even further:
“From whom the whole body fitly joined together… maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.”
The Body of Christ grows and heals through unity, just like your body depends on fascia to coordinate movement and flow.
What Does This Mean?
Fascia isn’t just about movement.
It responds. It adapts. It heals. It’s alive and communicative.
So, ask yourself:
Where do I feel tight, disconnected, or stuck in my body?
Are there places where I’m spiritually restricted, wounds, unforgiveness, grief, striving?
What if God is inviting me to release those areas to let His covering bring healing and movement again?
Reflection + Restoration
This week, I invite you to pause.
Reflect:
Where do I feel disconnected in my body or in my faith?
Move:
Stretch, breathe, release physically and prayerfully.
Ask the Lord:
“Where am I holding tension, You didn’t ask me to carry?”
God doesn’t just want to hold your soul together.
He wants to hold your whole being together.
He already designed you that way.
Psalm 100:3 says:
“Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”
You are made.
You are held.
You are covered by fascia.
You are covered by the Lamb.
🎥Want to go deeper?
This theme also comes up in Faith & Fascia – Episode 1, which I filmed for YouTube to share more from a physical and spiritual perspective.
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