Teamwork

Consider this photo for a moment:

Here we have a farmer and his wife coming to town, hopefully for a new wheel!  But, probably to pick up some shopping items or visit the family.  He is smiling as he drives their tractor; she is smiling while acting as the counterweight as they putt along.  This is teamwork.

Now maybe your hackles are up because be she is not driving, but then in this culture it is the men whom traditionally drive, and is still true for the generation before me.  So that is normal.  Or maybe you can take offense that she is being used as a counterweight and paraded through town, but then again each is doing what they can within the confines of their traditions and culture to achieve their goal.  Then again you might be thinking about how he is going to snarl up traffic with this mobile spectacle or the lack of personal safety she is displaying.  Applying modern values to this situation would lead to disaster – if your goal is to witness for love of the Lord – uh, which is your only goal as a Christian while on Earth….

Yes, Kris was thinking about teamwork this weekend.  As Christians we each have our own goals and desires – which usually are not the Lord’s – and this brings us into strife constantly.  It is when we are willing to work together towards the same goals that we are able to find peace and harmony with each other and perhaps in our own lives.  Sometimes you might get to be the driver but most often as not, you get to be the counterweight while someone else is out in front getting the attention.  All this wife has to do is step down to end his glory of driving his tractor – but then again, she is committed to achieving whatever their goal together is.

Think of this picture as a representation of the church – each doing his or her role and happy for it.  And yes, I do think there is a wheel off somewhere…