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February 2016 • SR
Recently my niece and nephew went to the Air and
Space Museum with their parents and had an amazing
time. They were so excited about seeing the airplanes
and helicopters. The museum also had an interactive
play area with stations where different toys were set up
for children’s entertainment. The kids kept talking about
the really cool blocks they played with. I heard about
them 25 times in the space of an hour. I just assumed
the museum had a cool Lego set.
About two weeks later, we were
celebrating my mom’s birthday
and she received some “awe-
some” blocks. These “blocks” are
actually called Keva planks and,
as the name implies, they are
simple-looking planks of wood.
There aren’t any interlocking
pieces, fancy colors, or exciting
pieces shaped like animals or
people. They are plain flat
wooden pieces about 1 inch wide by 5 inches long by ¼
inch deep. At first glance they really don’t appear to be
anything special.
These planks are precision cut to be identical building
blocks. The uniformity created by their cut allows the
blocks to have impressive stability when stacked. Even
though the blocks are all the same, they can be stacked
into impressive and beautiful structures. Because of the
stability, it is easier for children to stack and make great
towers and structures — even though their motor skills
are less than those of an adult. Adults who like to build
can create some amazing things. Even though they look
like boring little planks apart, together they can make
astounding things.
The body of Christ is the same way. Alone we don’t
always look like much — boring, common, just like every-
one else. Then you meet Christ and realize that every
human is precision-made by a loving Creator to fit into
a specific role in a piece of the puzzle. Whether or not
someone recognizes it, we are all made to perfection
for the role that Christ created us for. WE don’t always
recognize or understand that truth — but just as I found
out from reading the Keva guide, that they are precision-
made to work together, so too are we. It’s even in our
instruction guide, the Bible. When Christians work
together, that’s when the masterpiece begins to unfold.
Together we are stronger and can
accomplish great things. Even though
we aren’t perfect and all exactly alike,
when Christians come together under
the auspices of our faith, we can make
things happen. Individually, people
can accomplish great things — but
even greater things can be accom-
plished when two or three or more are
gathered together (Matthew 18:20).
Jesus sent out the disciples two by two (Mark 6:7).
Perhaps one of the most grandiose displays of what can
happen when believers in Christ gather is Pentecost
(Acts 2) where hundreds of Christians praying received
the Holy Spirit and evangelized people from every
nation in their own language. Pretty amazing stuff!
Every Christian has a place in the grand design, but
there is no design alone. One person may do great
things. “Together we can change the world” is a phrase
I’ve heard often. It’s true, especially if God is the one
who sets things in motion. It isn’t always easy to work
with others. Sometimes it doesn’t seem as if things
quite fit together. That’s okay — this is human life we’re
dealing with. However, the more we move our mindset
from what we can do individually to what can be done
corporately, the further God’s kingdom can begin to
reach.
Katrina Goodrich
SR
Precision-made to Work Together
Women’s Society
