Our ceiling has a leak in the roof near our fireplace. As a temporary solution to this problem, I put a bucket on the mantle under the leak. Even after a few days, and some overnight showers, the bucket has managed to catch all the water that leaks in through the roof. Feeling grateful for this, I noted that the bucket was doing its job even though the roof wasn't.
I should be more like that bucket: trustworthy, dependable, and diligent, even when others aren't. In life, there are many unfortunate circumstances, and it's easy to shift the blame when things go wrong. It's not the bucket's fault that the roof has a leak in it. However, in the end, it won't matter what caused the situations we find ourselves in. What'll matter is what we did when we were in those situations. The bucket proved faithful, even when place in unfortunate situations of others' makings. We should follow its example by also being faithful, not matter what circumstances we're in or how we came to be there.
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