Greetings Dear Reader,
Carpentry is a simple beautiful art. My Grandfather was a hobby carpenter. He even continued to practice the art after a
table saw cut his hand almost in two.
After the injury healed he had pins in his hand. He could create beautiful things with wood,
work, and patience.
I am trying to imagine how Jesus the carpenter would deal
with social media and the technology age.
There is a web site, Coffee
with Jesus that addresses this occasionally. I try to use technology and social media for
good things.
There is a trend that some of my fellow Christ followers
have adopted that disturbs me. I believe
that we should live our faith outwardly.
I do not hesitate to claim Christ and try to follow him. I do not think that the trend to post
something then ask for proof of agreement is wise.
It is not saying amen to a post or sharing it that spreads
the Gospel. In fact I think it makes us
look foolish to those who do not understand the love and compassion of
Christ. I know that these posts are
meant to be a good thing. Some, however,
go too far.
One cannot gain a blessing, money, or healing by participating
in this modern form of chain letters. In
fact it wastes resources and time. Every
piece of data sent costs something.
Every post has a price. When we forget
that the Gospel like carpentry is a patient artful process we lose its beauty
and grace. The Gospel is the process of
turning raw material into lovely useful things.
What better leader to follow than a Carpenter King?
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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