Thought of the Day 12.22.08

Different colors of thread strewn on top of each other is not the same as a tapestry.

Thousands of bits of metal and rubber pushed together is not the same as an automobile.

Ink dripped on a canvas is not the same as a painting.

Hundreds of people milling about is not the same as an army.

A big pile of rocks is not the same as a castle.

And, no matter how many times we have internalized the notion, millions of prospering individuals is not the same as a healthy society.

All functionally complicated entities require both the ingenuity of a skilled designer and the compliant integration of the materials being used in the artwork.

Thus, once we realize that God is interested in creating something so ultimately integrated out of the pieces of this world, we are compelled to stop and ask how we could have ever thought that simply taking care of ourselves would be a serious contribution to His finished vision.