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It is an annual spring ritual if you own a boat. You begin by scraping off the old paint. Next comes the sanding and filling and more scraping. Finally, you move into the last step which consists of applying layers of sealer and primer, and then at least two coats of the finest marine paint.
You would think you were ready for many hours of smooth sailing by this time, but not so - at least not so if your boat is made of wood. The last step with a wooden craft might surprise you. Before you launch a wooden vessel, you must fill it with water. During the winter, the boat has dried out so much that sometimes you can see spaces between the planks. At first the water just pours through the bottom of the boat. Slowly the planks soak up the water and begin to swell, and the flow of water slows to a trickle and finally stops. When that happens, the vessel is sea worthy.
The same is true of teaching. Sometimes the lessons have to "soak in" until all the "cracks" are filled. So it was when Jesus taught the disciples many things while he was with them, and then to give the lessons time to settle into the empty spaces of their faith and to swell their understanding, he sent them to Jerusalem to wait for the promise of the Father before launching his Church.
- Kime
It is an annual spring ritual if you own a boat. You begin by scraping off the old paint. Next comes the sanding and filling and more scraping. Finally, you move into the last step which consists of applying layers of sealer and primer, and then at least two coats of the finest marine paint.
You would think you were ready for many hours of smooth sailing by this time, but not so - at least not so if your boat is made of wood. The last step with a wooden craft might surprise you. Before you launch a wooden vessel, you must fill it with water. During the winter, the boat has dried out so much that sometimes you can see spaces between the planks. At first the water just pours through the bottom of the boat. Slowly the planks soak up the water and begin to swell, and the flow of water slows to a trickle and finally stops. When that happens, the vessel is sea worthy.
The same is true of teaching. Sometimes the lessons have to "soak in" until all the "cracks" are filled. So it was when Jesus taught the disciples many things while he was with them, and then to give the lessons time to settle into the empty spaces of their faith and to swell their understanding, he sent them to Jerusalem to wait for the promise of the Father before launching his Church.
- Kime
