Today at Camp Chrysalis, our confirmation students culminated a week of "cooperative" work by climbing the rock wall and going down the zip line. What's cooperative about that, you may ask? No one person can do it alone. Beside the person climbing and zipping, there was a person attached to that person via a rope and a system of harnesses that ensured the climber's safety. There was another person on the platform at the top to help them get attached to the pulley line that would take them down the zip line. People were stationed below to make sure it was clear to zip, to help them detach from the pulley line after the ride, and to help them down the ladder and back to earth.
It's a good object lesson of how it always must be for us as the church. No one can do it alone. We all must help one another, using our particular gifts and resources. Oh, and by helping the hesitant one now and then by cheering them on.
The ropes course is fun -- but the lessons learned can empower a lifetime of mature discipleship.
What do you think?
Thursday, June 7, 2007
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Your blog reminded me of a quotation by Sandra Day O'Connor:
"We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something."
Seems to me this is a similar sentiment to what Jesus tried to teach us about personal interaction ... we are the sum of our actions and our interaction with those around us; that's why it is so important to make "good" decisions and choose our friends wisely.
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