Did you ever wonder how McDonalds makes sure that their hamburgers taste the same everywhere you go? I know that part of it is about the material of the product. The meat, or whatever that stuff is that their sandwiches are made of. Yet, another part is the way it is prepared. The temperature of the griddle, the oil that is used on the grill, the brand of condiments that go on the sandwich, the way the sandwich is assembled. All of the elements about the sandwich must remain as constant as is possible. If each restaurant were allowed to create the sandwich any way they wanted to, there would be no consistency of product. The same sandwich by name, would potentially taste very different from place to place.
There is no room for creativity, self expression, or “doing it my way”, if we want to get consistently the same product. I used to wonder why in the world, business people wanted everything done exactly the same way, especially when I had a better idea. It matters, especially when we want more than one person to be able to do the same job. Perhaps that’s really what Jesus meant when he consistently repeated the same thing. Love God, and love one another. May it be so.
There is no room for creativity, self expression, or “doing it my way”, if we want to get consistently the same product. I used to wonder why in the world, business people wanted everything done exactly the same way, especially when I had a better idea. It matters, especially when we want more than one person to be able to do the same job. Perhaps that’s really what Jesus meant when he consistently repeated the same thing. Love God, and love one another. May it be so.
