Rocks and People

I like rocks and I like people. They're both very interesting to me. I like how they come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

Some rocks look good enough to function as decorations in the yard. Those rocks look especially good if washed and polished before being put on display. People also look better when washed and properly groomed before putting themselves on display for others to see. However, unlike rocks, people have a tendency wander off rather than stay put where you place them, so they generally don't serve well as yard ornaments.

Rocks and people can increase their usefulness when gathered into groups. Here in New England where we have a great many rocks lying around, many of them have been assembled into walls around homes, or even entire farms. Some of those walls have outlasted the home or farms they once surrounded.

People also sometimes form into lines to protect something or somebody. They can even form lines to promote or protest common interests.

One of most practical and useful things that can be done with large numbers of hewn rocks is to construct a building. There are small houses, castles and even churches that are made extensively with rocks cut into specific shapes to fit together and be sturdy for many years, even centuries.

 In 1 Corinthians 10:4, Christ is called the Rock. And in Peter's first letter he wrote, "As you come to Him, the living Stone--rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to Him-- you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 2:4-5 NIV

  Just think, those of us who are Christians, know the Rock who is the living Stone, and we are living stones with Him being built into a spiritual house where God is worshiped. Indeed, that's something to think about and enjoy forever.