Stone Carver

 Sometimes the simplest stories make the biggest impact.

 

There once was a stone carver who was carving a beautiful stone to be tucked away in a corner of a cathedral. The carver worked day after day to get the stone just right. When someone mockingly asked why he was putting so much care and excellent craftsmanship into a stone that no one would ever notice, he replied, “Because God sees.”

 

When Pastor Ann told this story yesterday during worship, it quietly hit me:

 

I am not working solely for my students, parents, administration, and colleagues, I am working for God. And my work is seen. And valued. And loved.

 

Each hour of research,

Each updated plan,

Each day of program preparation,

Each chosen song,

Each purchased instrument,

Each introduced culture…

Everything I do

Is bigger than that one moment,

And yet that one moment is exactly where I’m supposed to be.  

 

Every moment is now,

And now is where God is,

Working with us to make us into who we are created to be,

Even if no one ever really sees anything but stone.

 

God: Thank you for seeing us, valuing us, and loving us for exactly who we are and who you allow us to be. You are the master carver, and you have looked at your creation and called it Good…even as you continue to work. Help us to do our part as You do Yours. Thank you.  Amen.