A pile of bricks, haphazardly thrown together, does not serve any real purpose. A single brick by itself offers little. When they are stacked together, however, in an overlapping pattern, joined with mortar, each brick plays a vital role in building a structure that can last generations. No two bricks are exactly alike, but each is important.

We too are stronger together. Just as one brick is supported by those below, we are supported by others who hold us up when we feel like crumbling. Ecclesiastes 9-12 (NIV) teaches: “Two are better than one…If either of them falls down, one can help the other up…Also, if two lie down together they will keep warm…A cord of three strands is not quickly broken”.

Life is tough. We face challenges: the coronavirus, political divide, friends and family are suffering and dying, people are out of work. Church attendance is dwindling (even before Covid) at a time when we need the strength and support of a strong faith community more than ever. So, what do we do? Be a brick that supports another one. Be a friend. Reach out to family. Reach out to strangers. Encourage others. Together we are stronger.

The mortar that holds us together is our shared love for our Lord Jesus Christ. As written in Romans 12:5 (NIV) “so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others”.

Be a brick!

I Found Him…in a pile of deserted bricks.