Reflexion, A Spiritual Community

Colossians 3:12-13

March 27, 2022
Reflexion, A Spiritual Community
Colossians 3:12-13
Show Notes

Before fire engines, cities relied on the "bucket brigade"

Volunteers would rush to the scene of a fire and form a human chain
- beginning at a source of water–a well, river, or pond if close by–,
• draw water, and hand the bucket to the first person in the chain
◦ then the bucket would be passed from person to person until poured on the fire
◦ empty buckets would be returned down the chain, filled and passed again
• imagine, that the buckets stopped moving and no empties were returned
◦ someone runs down line to find the problem – and comes to two men just standing there
“I’m not passing the bucket to him. He’s a cheat!”
“I’m not taking a bucket from him. He’s a fraud!”
- in the meantime, the schoolhouse burns down
• if you’re in brigade, no matter what, don’t break the chain!