Greetings Dear Reader,
So, if I got up one morning in the first century wanting to
be a carpenter, what would I do? Unfortunately,
that is not how it usually worked. If
your father was a carpenter, you learned to be a carpenter. Trades were passed on from father to
son. Farmers taught their sons to
farm. Shepherds passed on the caring of
sheep.
What then, did a young carpenter need to be successful? Since modern carpentry tools were not
available, he would need strength. Wrestling
raw timber to form beams, boards, and planks took strength and skill. One would need to also perform these
transformations with patience. It takes
time to go from timber to table.
One would need to learn how to tell good from bad raw
wood. It would require intelligence and
wisdom to choose which wood to use for which project. The entire idea of turning wood into useful
and artful things requires creativity and vision. Carpentry is a trade that is also
artistry. It is creation using that
which is provided by the Creator.
It would require one to learn how to join things with strength
and harmony. The fitting together of
joints and joists demands careful measuring, cutting, and melding. The fasteners used to must be suited for the
wood and intended use of the item. That
which was created must not be easily taken apart.
This benefits us because we see that the human aspect of Jesus
lived a vocation that required a balance of creativity and skill. There is a balance to this profession that
requires thoughtful persistent attention.
Care and skill must combine to bring forth the practical and the
beautiful. I will say this often during
this series Dear Reader. It is no accident
that Jesus was born into the family of a carpenter. We must all learn from what it takes to be a
good one. I must see the beauty and grace
in the creation of things from wood and allow the Carpenter to shape me as
well.
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
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Thorn:
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