Roots

Prairie grass can have roots from eight to fourteen feet deep!  Most trees have a root ball underground that is the size of the crown that is above ground.  So, what do roots do?  First of all, they store nutrients.  Have you heard of carrots and radishes?  Secondly, they anchor the plant to keep it stable.  And lastly, they carry water and nutrients up to the leaves.  The lowly root system of plants is, therefore, not that lowly after all.  Although unseen, roots are vital to the plant.  Hey, it’s the same way in church.  We see the pastor stand in the pulpit and preach, but there are other folk with important jobs behind-the-scenes.  I am glad that the nursery workers are taking care of the crying babies.  And kudos to the sound man in the booth that helps me to hear the pastor.  And where would we be at church without the custodian who quietly cleans the building on Saturday.  Each member of the body of Christ supplies important parts - many unseen - just like the roots of a plant.  Paul said in I Corinthians 12:12, “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”  Don’t be mistaken; each job in the church is important.  You are needed!  So, whatever your contribution, do your best.  Even if no one sees what you do, God does.  And He will reward you some day.