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| My daughter claimed this was my best piece ever. |
By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain
With fear, I showed my teacher the stained-glass piece I needed help with. At a distance, it was gorgeous, but my soldering--the reason I took this class--needed work.
She raved about its beauty. Of course I grimaced and noted the unprofessional lead work.
"No one notices that," she said. "People only see the colors and the texture."
Right.
No one's ever accused me of being positive and non-sarcastic.
A fellow student, though, worked on a fabulous window piece. It would fill in a large half-circle window in her guest room. To say it was intricate, complex, and exquisite would be an understatement. Each week we applauded her work.
As the class neared the end, this woman experimented with a paste flux (used to make solder adhere). We gathered around since we all used liquid flux. Because of the attention we had to pay to her detail work, I noticed, for the first time, that her solder lines were no better than mine!
My teacher was right. No one notices the flaws. They notice us.
Lessons from Soldering
- We all have sinned. All have erred. Yet we have to remember, God has forgiven. Nothing has to be done to earn our forgiveness except to accept it.
- God doesn't see our flaws. He displays the colors of our lives. The texture of our character. We mus emphasize those and forget the flaws.
- With consistent practice (Bible study, prayer and good company), our flaws will lessen and the colors of our lives will only improve.
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