A man was walking down...
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A man was walking down the road when he came upon a half-completed cathedral. People all around were working at various tasks. The traveler walked up to the first man he saw. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I am coloring stained glass," the man said irritably and went back to his labor. The traveler came upon a second man. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I am cutting stone," the man said. The traveler came upon a third man, very close to the cathedral. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I am checking the mortar," he said. The traveler stepped through the empty doorway and looked around at the finished portion of the cathedral, where he saw a woman with a broom. "What are you doing?" he asked. The woman smiled and swept another pile of dust. "I am building a cathedral." Whether building a cathedral or building up our brothers and sisters, our every action, no matter how trivial, is contributing to a greater purpose.
