1 Corinthians 12:18-19
But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them,
as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be?
Imagine there was a mad scientist.
And he could clone a person if he could get
a hold of some money.
He went to a major league owner of a baseball team
and said he could deliver 25
Barry Bonds to him by opening day.
His fee -Fifty-five million dollars.
The owner blinded by greed agreed to the deal
and fired the entire roster.
And on opening day, the mad alchemist brought his
carbon copies to the ball park.
The Bonds gave a great exhibition of batting practice
with balls traveling in excess of 500 feet.
The owner gladly filled out and signed
over the check to the mad scientist.
"How about watching the game from my private box?"
"No, I gotta get to the bank before it closes."
"Alrighty, thanks again."
And just before game time, the manager ran up to
the owners box.
"Boss, we got trouble."
"Whadda you mean "we got trouble ?"
"All of them want to play left field.
None them can pitch,
wear catcher's gear,
play on the left side of the infield
not to mention the bench warmers."
"What's their problem?"
"They all are sitting in this big recliner in front of the
60 inch screen TV in the clubhouse."
"Who are you calling, Boss?"
"Hello, This Mr. Steinbrenner. Has someone come and
cashed a 55 million dollar check this afternoon?"
"O.K., thank you."
"Well Joe, it's gonna be a long season."
Moral of the story: We all can't be superstars,
but with our individual talents
together with Jesus
we can shine.
