I wonder…

Person 1: Our inspiration item this week was stones.  Person 2: This week, we have had this item of wonder rattling around in our heads. Person 3: I wonder what it might represent? Person 1: Maybe it’s about how strong stones are – they are really strong and help support us. Person 2: God supports us too. He’s always strong and there for us too. That’s a pretty good link! Maybe that’s what the stones represent!    

Person 3: Could be. Or what about in that story – the wrong stone. Stones come in many shapes and sizes. Perhaps that’s the link – we’re God’s little stones – we come in all shapes and sizes, but we all fit perfectly in God’s family, just like all the stones in the stone mason’s wall. Person 1: That’s a good one. Maybe stones could represent the foundation on which we build our lives – you know, houses and stuff are built out of stones, so maybe it’s like building our lives on God. God is the stone! Person 2: But God’s in everything we do – He’s all around us – even in these little stones and whatever it is that they might represent. Person 3: Yeah – I mean, there is just so much about stones in the Bible – David used a stone to kill Goliath; the stone was rolled away from the tomb as Jesus was raised from the dead.  

 Person 1: Yeah and didn’t Mr Wilksch mention someone in the Bible called Steven being stoned to death? Person 2: I don’t know about you but all this rattling is really starting to hurt my head! Person 3: I know, me too. I just can’t stop wondering… 

I wonder…

Speaker 1: You can learn a lot from stones. You could learn that stones can be very beautiful. They have different personalities. Generally, they are very forgiving and patient. They are good listeners and when you are tired and grumpy and fed up with people, stones can be really good to talk to. Speaker 2: It is easy to take stones for granted; to think that all stones will fit just where we want. Stones need to be respected.  Speaker 3: Sometimes when we are careless in how we position our stones, they will move and a section of wall collapses. All stone walls need tender loving care and the occasional bit of maintenance.  Speaker 4: There is a place for every stone and all stones are important. There are some big stones whose size alone makes them important, such as Uluru. 

 Speaker 5: But little stones are important too. Just ask Goliath. But, you can’t because he was killed by a tiny stone.  Speaker 6: Or think about what our houses, streets and cities would look like if we didn’t have little stones to put into concrete. Speaker 7: There is a lot about stones we can contemplate and appreciate and there is a lot about God’s love that we can contemplate when we see stones and think about what they could represent. Speaker 8: We encourage you to find a special stone, one that reminds you of what is truly important in this world around us… 

 Speaker 9: One that reminds you that you too are important and that there is a special place in the world for everyone… Speaker 10: …and an even more special place reserved for you in God’s family – where we’ll all fit together like the stones in the wall!