I have started new tradition from my
holiday travels of collecting small rocks from each area that I
visit. Last year I brought home a small piece of granite from Parys
and this year I picked up another small rock from our day out at
Magersfontein.
The granite from Parys is smooth but it
has many cracks and jagged pieces, while the one from Magersfontein
is round, but not smooth at all. They each tell their own tale. The
granite recounts the tale of the astroid that smashed into our
planet, shattered the granite rock formations and sent millions of
pieces of granite raining down back to earth. The Magersfontein rock
tells of the tale of a harsh desert climate with sand storms,
lightning strikes and the harsh desert sun backing down on it every
day.
In the same way that these small rocks
tell a tale of their past, we too leave behind small pieces of
ourselves (rock) with every person we come into contact with. The
question is, what tale will that piece of rock you've left behind
tell of the time you have spent with that person to passers by in the
future?
My prayer is that as Christians we will
be able to leave behind a reflection of the impact that our
relationship with Christ has had on our lives. There are times when
we may have jagged edges, but although that is true, there is a God
given purpose for that trait in our lives and we need to focus on
ensuring that those edges are not used to crush others but to rub off
the nasty bits that cling to us unnecessarily.
What type of rock are you?
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