Saturday, June 3, 2023

Reflection - Haddon Robinson - Bricklayers And Violinists

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 59, "Bricklayers And Violinists", Page 68.
By Haddon Robinson, Our Daily Bread Author


 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. - Romans 12:6
PHOTO: We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. - Romans 12:6
Read: Romans 12:1-8

A concert violinist had a brother who was a bricklayer. One day, a woman began talking to the bricklayer about how wonderful it was for him to be in the same family as the noted musician. But then, not wanting to insult the bricklayer, she added: "Of course, we don't all have the same talents, and even in the same family some just seem to have more ability than others."

The bricklayer replied: "You're telling me! That violinist brother of mine doesn't know a thing about laying bricks. And if he wasn't able to make some money playing that fiddle of his, he couldn't hire a guy with know-how like mine to build his house. If he had to build a house himself, he'd be ruined."

If you want to build a house, don't look for a violinist. And if you need someone to play the violin in an orchestra, don't hire a bricklayer. No two of us are exactly alike, and no one possesses every gift. In that way, houses get built and music gets played.

In the church, God has gifted us in different way, too. Our responsibility is to exercise the spiritual gifts that He has given us. When we do, we build each other up in the faith, and there is harmony in the body of Christ.

There are no unimportant members in the body of Christ.
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A concert violinist had a brother who was a bricklayer. One day, a woman began talking to the bricklayer about how wonderful it was for him to be in the same family as the noted musician. But then, not wanting to insult the bricklayer, she added: "Of course, we don't all have the same talents, and even in the same family some just seem to have more ability than others."


 A concert violinist had a brother who was a bricklayer.
PHOTO: A concert violinist had a brother who was a bricklayer. One day, a woman began talking to the bricklayer about how wonderful it was for him to be in the same family as the noted musician. But then, not wanting to insult the bricklayer, she added: "Of course, we don't all have the same talents, and even in the same family some just seem to have more ability than others."
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The bricklayer replied: "You're telling me! That violinist brother of mine doesn't know a thing about laying bricks. And if he wasn't able to make some money playing that fiddle of his, he couldn't hire a guy with know-how like mine to build his house. If he had to build a house himself, he'd be ruined."


 The bricklayer replied:
PHOTO: The bricklayer replied: "You're telling me! That violinist brother of mine doesn't know a thing about laying bricks. And if he wasn't able to make some money playing that fiddle of his, he couldn't hire a guy with know-how like mine to build his house. If he had to build a house himself, he'd be ruined."
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If you want to build a house, don't look for a violinist. And if you need someone to play the violin in an orchestra, don't hire a bricklayer. No two of us are exactly alike, and no one possesses every gift. In that way, houses get built and music gets played.


 If you want to build a house, don't look for a violinist.
PHOTO: If you want to build a house, don't look for a violinist. And if you need someone to play the violin in an orchestra, don't hire a bricklayer. No two of us are exactly alike, and no one possesses every gift. In that way, houses get built and music gets played.
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In the church, God has gifted us in different way, too. Our responsibility is to exercise the spiritual gifts that He has given us. When we do, we build each other up in the faith, and there is harmony in the body of Christ.


 In the church, God has gifted us in different way, too.
PHOTO: In the church, God has gifted us in different way, too. Our responsibility is to exercise the spiritual gifts that He has given us. When we do, we build each other up in the faith, and there is harmony in the body of Christ.
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There are no unimportant members in the body of Christ.


 There are no unimportant members in the body of Christ.
Reflection - Haddon Robinson - Bricklayers And Violinists
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 59, "Bricklayers And Violinists", Page 68.
By Haddon Robinson, Our Daily Bread Author



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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 59, "Bricklayers And Violinists", Page 68.


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