THE UNFINISHED TASK
A powerful story is told of Leonardo da Vinci. One day in his studio he started to work on a large canvas, He labored over it, carefully choosing the subject, arranging the perspective, sketching the outline, applying the colors and developing the background. Then for some unknown reason, he stopped with the painting still unfinished. He called one of his students and asked him to finish the work. The student was flabbergasted. How could he finish a painting by one of the world’s truly great masters? He protested his inadequacy and insufficiency for so challenging a task. But the great artist silenced him. “Will not what I have done inspire you to do your best?” he asked. That is really Jesus’ question, isn’t it? He began it all 2,000 years ago. His life, message, death, resurrection and living presence started the great painting of the redemption of the world. He has given us the task to finish the painting. But there…
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