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.
Mary Beth’s analogy gives new meaning (in a sweet way) to one of the songs we often sing at the conclusion of small group: “Bind us together”
Patricia – – that is a great observation. You and MB make a great team!
I love the pages analogy. Maybe Peter would have used it if there had been pages back then.
Thanks Annie. It was a fun moment to hear it from a seven year old.
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!