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And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens… 2 Chronicles 2:2 There are projects in God’s kingdom that cannot be completed without burden bearers.  Those stones hewn from the mountain would not carry themselves, assemble themselves into towering walls forming Solomon’s glorious temple. They needed strong arms to bear them to their purpose. To think burden-bearing may be one’s assignment! I daresay not many would choose it voluntarily. God’s assigned burden bearer must be careful how she carries her load. I have a beautiful bowl handcrafted from the wood of an orange tree native to Africa. A rich russet color, it is inlaid with floral patterns of lighter wood. Disrupting the intricate design is a large, ugly crack, spanning from one rim to the base… Read More