One day the carpenter's tools had a conference. Brother Hammer was in the chair. Upon bringing the meeting to order, he said he understood there were some complainers among his fellow tools, and thought it would be a good idea to discuss it openly and frankly. " So,lets hear your complaints Brother Tools. Yes Brother Saw, what is your complaint?"

Bro. Saw stood up and said, "Its that little Bro. Pencil. He really gets on everybody's nerves. He is so small he can seldom be found when he is needed. And when he is found for service, he is so blunt at times, that he makes a very bad impression. He certainly needs sharpening up a bit."

Little Bro. Pencil slowly rose to his feet and spoke, "Alright perhaps I am a little blunt at times, its only when I spend too much time in the service that I am like that, at least I am not like big Bro. Drill and his family of small bits. They are always going round in circles, and really, to me Bro. Drill is just a bit boring.

Bro. Drill and his family (just small bits) stood up and replied. "Yes, I know I have a reputation for going round in circles, but at least I am not like Bro. Plane. You have to push him to get him to do anything, and then all his work is on the surface. There is no depth tohis work like ours".

Well, all the tools looked at one another and agreed that Bro. Drill had a point there about Bro. Plane. All eyes now turned to Bro. Plane to see what he would say. Quickly Bro. Plane looked up & said, "Brother, I guess I am not the only one here that has to be pushed to do anything, or that has no depth to his service. Bro. Sandpaper is worse than I am". (Bro. Sandpaper was somewhat new in the service.) "Besides look how rough he is", shouted Bro. Plane, "he just rubs me the wrong way. How he could ever accomplish anything in the service being so roughI'll never know".

That remark made Bro. Sandpaper really mad." Bro. Plane is just jealous", he shouted. "He knows I have better success in the service than he has, that's all, and while everyone is complaining, I would like to complain about Bro. Rule. He makes me boil the way he measures everyone by his standards, as though he was the only one that was right"

Tempers were really getting hot. All the tools seemed to have legitimate complaints about each other. Bro. Level was so exacting!!!.

But just then, in the midst of the heated discussions, as some were getting ready to go thinking they were not needed, who should walk in but the MASTER- the Carpenter from Nazareth. He had come in to do his work for the day. His Father had asked Him to build a house they could Both dwell in, and he was to finish it that day. He put on his overalls and started the work His Father had given him to do.

He used the Hammer, the Pencil, the Saw, the Drill, the Plane, the Sandpaper, the Rule, the Level, the Punch & ALL the other tools. But now Someone else appeared on the scene. It was the carpenter's FATHER. How pleased He was to see what His Son had accomplished.

" How did you do it My Son", He asked.

"I put to good use the tools that I bought", replied the Son, "and how I love every one of them. I paid a high price for them Father but, they were all worth it".

"See Bro. Hammer over there? He is so useful for the work of tearing down and building up. He is very effective in the service because he really hits the nail on the head. He's a very solid worker I must say."

"Now there is Bro. Saw, he is really sharp and 'puts his teeth into it', constantly going back and forth in one area for a very effective service".

"And I am sure glad to have Bro Pencil too. Although he is not very big and I have to sharpen him up from time to time, he is very useful in the correcting and marking work".

"And Father here is another one I just could not do without", remarked the Son, "Big Bro Drill and his small bit of a family. They are so good at reaching deep into the heart, and are always leaving the way open for a follow up".

"And look at Bro Plane here. He is so handy to have around in the service. He is a very smooth worker and he does not bite off more than he can handle. He sure is good at overcoming obstacles as well".

"And how do you find this tool my son?" asked the Father.

"You mean Bro. Level Father? He is another one that is useful to me. He has a good eye for balance and is very level headed. I can use himoften as he does a good job for me".

"I am so thankful for even the smallest tools I bought. They are so useful and beneficial in my work. Take little Bro. Punch for example, although quite small, with the help of Bro. Hammer he does an excellent job of driving the point home."

"And there is Bro. Rule, although small in size he is always extending himself to meet various circumstances and in the service he is so accurate in his statements".

"Even my new tools like Bro. Sandpaper, I don't know how I could get along without him. Although he has a certain roughness about him, he does well in getting good results in the service".

"So you see Father its because of having all this variety of tools that I am thankful. With their help I will finish your house in proper time. Let me show you around the rest of the building."

Well, upon their leaving all the Carpenter's tools started rejoicing because of hearing the Carpenter's commendation, and seeing how pleased his Father was of what they had accomplished .together.

Bro. Hammer now rose again in their midst and said," Brothers I perceive for a certainty that all of us are needed. Although all of us have our faults .or . Don't do things the way others think we should, whether, old or new - large or small- all of us are laborers together in pleasing our:

MASTER & HIS FATHER..