Carpentering for the Carpenter

I was first introduced to "The Carpenter" at age three at a Vacation Bible School in a little one room school down the hill from our farm. About all I remember are stories about shepherds and sheep. Later I learned that Jesus Christ was the Great Shepherd and we are the stray sheep He is calling into His sheepfold. I stubbornly stayed outside the fold until the ripe old age of eleven. Since then I have continued to learn more and more that life is truly all about Jesus Christ. He is "The Carpenter" and we are the boards. The more we allow Him to saw, shave, sand, and shape us, the more useful we beome to Him, the more beneficial we are to others, and the more beautifully we shine for Him, reflecting His wonderful love and grace to those around us.