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Lessons from "A School of
Fish"
A special tribute to S.C. Tiong
Scripture Passage: Psalms 133:1-3
"How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!
It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes.
It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore."
If you have noticed how "a school of
fish" swims in the open sea,
you will be amazed. Together they will swim in one direction, and
they move together as a group. A dear friend of mine said to me,
"Elaine, can you see the way they actually swim together in one
direction as a group?" "This is what I call unity!"
I paused. Before I could speak further, she tapped on my shoulder and said, "Hey
Elaine, can you see there are a few fish that do not swim together
with the rest of the fish?" "Oh well," she said, "Looks like there
are some fish too, that do not want to swim together with the rest."
And for the rest of the day, I pondered what she told me.
Living in unity does not mean that we have to agree on everything;
there will be many opinions just as there are many instruments played
during an orchestra. But we have to agree on one thing--to work
together for the Lord. Our outward expression of unity will reflect
our inward unity of purpose.
God gives us diverse gifts and talents so we could build up His
Church. God's gifts and talents to us differ in nature, power and
effectiveness according to His wisdom and graciousness, and not
according to our own understanding.
May all who love the Lord be willing to bear with one another and
forgive one another, as Jesus himself suffered in the hands of those
He created--yet he was able to say, "Father, forgive them, for they
do not know what they are doing."...
(Luke 23:
34)
Grace and peace,
Elaine
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