I delighted to hear the “lumberjack” had discovered that four red oaks, a hackberry, a cherry, and a birch tree had survived! They still had their amor on or they surely would have been destroyed by the bullies.
Tag: encouragement
Three Bricklayers
The passerby thought about their answers and concluded that the first bricklayer laid brick because that was his job. Nothing more – just a job to earn money.
The second bricklayer laid brick because he had a goal – to build a building as something to show for his time at a job.
The third bricklayer laid bricks with his eyes toward heaven.
When God is Silent, What Then?
Do you remember back in school days when the teacher distributed a test, placed it face-down on each desk, and said, “No talking. This is a test.” And for the remainder of the hour the teacher never said a word and the students dared not to speak. The classroom filled with utter silence.