Then there was the nameless carpenter who made the cross. He was a skilled workman. He knew full well what the purpose of that cross was. If you questioned him he probably would have said: “But I am a poor man who must make a living. If other men use it for ill, is it my fault?” So say all of us who pursue jobs which add nothing to human welfare or which hurt some people. Does the work I do aid or hinder human beings? Are we crossmakers for our modern world? There are many, many of them.
JBen
Apr 15, 2011 -
Wow, that is intense. I don’t know what else to say. Thanks for that sobering thought.
And thanks for doing the conference last weekend. My students loved it.
Ben
James Choung
Apr 15, 2011 -
Ben, I had a great time out there, and it was great to see God move that powerfully. Thanks for sending them!
Paulette
Apr 16, 2011 -
Ouch! So Christians should not work in a Casino, Movie theater with R rated movies, or as a Bartender or Dairy Queen or…or…? Many things can be used for good or evil.
James Choung
Apr 16, 2011 -
It’s a tough call, because the ones who’ll have to make the toughest decisions are the poor. But the reason I like this quote is that we Americans rarely think about the output of what we do — and take that into account when we receive a paycheck.
Paulette
Apr 16, 2011 -
It is a thoughtful quote, but I doubt it’s only Americans who “rarely think about the output of what we do.”
James Choung
Apr 16, 2011 -
@Paulette — I wasn’t trying to be exclusive, but fair enough! =)
Pastor Dave
Apr 18, 2011 -
Another road marker that “He who began a new work in you (us), will finish it.” The next Passover will be a “Passup” and as Paul so delicately puts it it will began with a “shout” and then “so shall we be ever be with the Lord.” But until then every “cross maker” will have an opportunity to change his own world.