Wednesday, the First Week of Lent – Andrew

 

One single thing…

Just as today’s readings state that our society is made up of all different people and experiences, so do our lives. We are not defined by a single piece – decision, act, or response, but we’re made up of a colorful collection of them all.

When my mother recently telephoned “Microsoft” to “update her virus software” which had been indicated on her computer by a pop up ad, she was scammed. She said she was stupid and shouldn’t be trusted to use the computer or online banking. I told her that wasn’t true, she definitely wasn’t stupid and had successfully managed her banking online for years. One mistake, which wasn’t her fault, doesn’t define her abilities on a computer, or in life.

Beautiful mosaics are not made from perfect stones; they are made up of many stones, of different colors and shapes, and some that individually don’t look that good at all! But collectively, they portray a beautiful image. 

We cannot be perfect. We have many imperfect stones that make up who we are, but they do not define us. We are made in the image of God. Let us look past these imperfect stones, and see the perfect image of God in ourselves and one another.

 

– Andrew Austin, Year 3, EFM

 

This image is of the oldest know mosaic of Jesus found in England, part of a larger mosaic found at Hinton St Mary in Dorset County. It’s now in the British Museum. It’s estimated to have been made around 300AD.