A Pastor Appreciation Day Gift.

[Raven kelly Cole]

Today was Pastor Appreciation Day at church and my pastor was showered with gifts. He recieved hunting equiptment, gift certificates, cards with money, plaques, and shout-outs of love from the children.. I wished that I had a gift for him as well when a strange thought came to mind... I could give him my nail.. This nail was handmade by a blacksmith and I had got it the day before at Peinhardt Farm Day... I watched intently as the blacksmith selectively chose the metal rod he would be working with.. He then heated the rod in a hot fire until the metal was glowing red hot.. Then he pounded the metal until it took the shape he wanted afterwards he dipped it into cool water and there you have it one nail. The blacksmith handed me the nail and immediately I thought of the nails that was used to hold Jesus to the cross.. How much bigger they must have been? Today at church a different thought came to mind concerning the nail, a nail is used to hold things together and when the nail is ripped out the very thing it is holding together fails apart.... Later after church I went over to my Pastors house, handed him the nail and told him that God was the nail and he was the hammer..