“Bricks in a building” or “pages in a book”

Usually after church, our seven year old rides home with me.  We go to my study.  I take off my microphone and organize for a couple of minutes.  She raids the mints, and we talk.

Sunday, she asked me to explain again what I mean when I talk about the people in our church being bricks.  I said, “Well, the Bible (1 Peter 2:5) says that we are living stones being built into a spiritual house.  The point is that God makes bricks with a building in mind.  He never intended that you would be isolated from other Christians, but that you would be a part of the whole building.”

Mary Beth thought about this for a couple of minutes and said, “Or, we might say that Christians are like pages in a book.”

The more I think about it, the more I like it.  If you are a believer, then you are written into the story of God’s people.  Your individual page is part of the greatest story ever written.

5 thoughts on ““Bricks in a building” or “pages in a book”

  1. Just thought I’d thank you and let you and Mary Beth know that I am going to use this illustration in a short talk I am giving Saturday on Christian unity.

    The painted buntings are so numerous this year that I’ve almost stopped taking photos. Amazing!

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