QUESTION OF THE DAY #30: What can you build with your hands?

I've always enjoyed building things.  One of the fun childhood things I liked to do when we'd visit my grandparents was to get out some wood and nails and a hammer and just have at it!  As a youngster, I even got some balsa wood and made a replica of the Wright brothers' first airplane!  When we moved into our home years ago, the first thing I did was to make a wooden railing for the living room.  There's a real satisfaction in building things with your hands, even if it's putting together the furniture that comes in boxes and you have to assemble! 

As I asked people this question, I found that "build" couldn't cover all the wonderful things that people made.  Some people might plant a garden.  Some people might make supper every night, or delicious cakes for dessert!  (I'm still stuck on the desserts!)  Some people made various crafts, like afghans and quilts and toys.  What was most touching was how people were "building" solid marriages and memories together with family and friends. Along with this comes all the wonderful ways that people use their hands and their hearts to show others how much they care.  You don't have to be a mechanic or a carpenter to be able to do that at all!  Whatever you set your hand to, it says in Ecclesiastes, do with all your might.

Jesus' father was a carpenter, of course, and Jesus probably learned from Joseph, but what is recorded in Scripture is how Jesus reached out His hand in love.  Confronted with a leper that no one would go near--much less touch--Jesus was moved with pity, reached out His hand, and touched the man and healed him.  (Mark 1:41)  Can you hear the gasps of the people when they saw this?  I wonder how many turned away in disgust before they saw the healing take place.  

In big and small ways, and maybe in unexpected ways, what can you "build" with your hands today?