It was during the early days of television. A workman was placing television transmitters at the very top of the Empire State building in New York City.
Seeing him at work up there, so far off the ground, a reporter thought this would make a fascinating human interest story. So, when the workman had completed his task and had returned to the ground, the reporter approached him and asked, “Aren’t you frightened to work under conditions like that? Isn’t it dangerous to work so high off the ground?”
The workman replied, “Yes sir, it is dangerous.” Then he added, “But then, how many people can say that they have changed the skyline of a city like New York!”
God offers us the privilege of changing the skyline, not of a city, but of the world. We can help make this world healthier, more humane, more harmonious, and more blessed. God made a good world.
NOW GOD WANTS US TO MAKE THE WORLD GOOD AGAIN!!!!
We can do that. By God’s grace, we really can do that. If we can, surely we must.
How are YOU helping to Make the World Good Again by changing the skyline?
GOD GAVE YOU THE ABILITY TO DO, NOT JUST TO TRY!
Thanks to James McCormick for sharing.
My Commentary:
High above the streets of New York, a workman risked his life to place television transmitters atop the Empire State Building. He knew the danger. He didn’t deny it. But he also knew something else — that his work mattered. He was helping change the skyline, shaping how millions would see and experience the world.
That quiet pride points to a deeper truth about vocation and faith. God does not call us only to safety or comfort. God calls us to purpose. To take part in work that leaves the world different than we found it. Not everyone stands on a skyscraper, but everyone stands somewhere high enough to make a difference.
God entrusted humanity with a good world and then invited us to help restore it when it became fractured and worn. Every act of mercy, justice, patience, and love reshapes the skyline of human life. It may not be visible from a distance, but it is unmistakable up close.
By God’s grace, we are not merely observers of what is wrong. We are collaborators in what can be made right. If we have been given the chance to help heal, bless, and renew this world — then danger aside — the greater risk would be refusing the call.
Changing the skyline of the world is holy work.
And it is work worth doing.
People tell me they are enjoying my new book — WHAT MAKES AMERICA AMERICA.
I have 62 Chapters that look at every aspect of life in America, from Peaceful Protests to Small Businesses.
Here is the link https://a.co/d/00Lyqe1C that will connect you with my Amazon order page.
Click READ SAMPLE and you can read the first Two Chapters of my book for FREE.
