Many Hands

The proverb "Many hands make light work," was first recorded in the English language in the early 1300s in a knightly romance known as Sir Bevis of Hampton. It appeared in practically all proverb collections from 1546 on, probably in large part due to the writings of John Heywood, English Playwright and Poet, 1497-1580.  The phrase posits the notion that more helpers make a task easier, as in: "We need a few more volunteers to move the furniture."

The Bible is replete with examples that validate this train of thought.  We are told that "if one chases a thousand, two shall chase ten thousand."  In the New Testament there are many examples of people who could never have gotten to Jesus had there not been a few friends to help them along.  We are even told that through the agreement in Jesus' name of at least "two or three" anything is possible.  In modern times we are told that when it comes to problem solving "two heads are better than one."  Additionally, there are some jobs that are too difficult to do with just two hands.  It is always nice to have a third or fourth hand handy in these kinds of dilemmas.

I have a small desk ornament in my office that is fashioned after the similitude of tablet of the stone we often see replicas of the Ten Commandments written upon.  The words on the ornament in descending order read: "Together Everyone Achieves More."  Taking the first letter of each word obviously forms the acronym "TEAM."  I like having this displayed where I can see it as a reminder that we really do need each other.

I have often marveled at the power of teamwork exemplified in horse pulling contests.  Horses compete so that their owners can see which one can pull the most weight individually.  When the individual competition is over, the two strongest horses are then teamed together and much more weight than the two of them each pulled individually is attached to the tractor or sled to see what they can pull corporately.  It is amazing to see the amount of weight these two horses can pull together compared to what they pulled alone.  It is always exponential in comparison.  I guess in this case one could say, "Many hooves make light pulling..."

Zig Ziglar has made the statement, "You can get anything you want in life by helping enough other people get what they want."  Maybe if we would spend a little more time lending a helping hand, we would find our load made easier by the power of TEAMWORK!

Comments

[Christopher Baldridge]

May 14th? Cmon now Dad you gotta get back to writing these!

[Grieved]

a house divided against itself cannot stand? I dont see the glory of God in the body,like the desire of God-the true heart of the Father like in the scriptures...I dont see the body of christ in America really hungry, really concerned- only mostly when its convenient- are we so comfortable that we have become judge and jury as to what God really wants. And when the Glory of God truly falls "in pockets" Why do we have to "reign" His move in,like we will lose control of whats happening- we really are arrogant!How desperate 4 Gods Glory R we? Not very!!!Do we really care -in measure....How are Fthers heart must grieve!!!!!!!

[Querida]

Well said.

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