Passage 16

In English

In Italy, there lived a very famous maker of violins named Antony. He used to make violins par excellence and took one year to make a single violin. His friends used to mock him, saying, “You are taking one year to make one violin. How are you going to look after your family? You are indeed a fool”. Antony replied, “Whatever I do, I do it perfectly. God is perfect. Even if one string is imperfect, it amounts to betraying the Lord. So, I do not do it that way. I make the violin perfect in all respects in order to win the grace of God”. Whether a task is small or big, it should be done perfectly. Jesus said, “The Lord in the heaven is perfect. I am also perfect like Him. Otherwise, I will not be a befitting son of the Lord”.