There is a story told about a local church that was built around 1000 A.D. When the church was around 200 years old it became necessary to replace the roof and so the original plans were brought out of the archives to be studied. To the amazement of the parishioners, on the original drawings there were details and a map showing the location of a dense wood that had been planted at the same time as the original construction of the church. The wood was discovered in exactly the place where the plans had stated, and the 200-year old trees, were not only the same kind of wood as the original building and roof supports, but now the timber was also mature enough to do the job. What foresight or vision those original builders had, coupled with a desire to make a lasting difference.

Source: adapted from Paul J. Meyer, Unlocking Your Legacy, 2002, Chicago Illinois, Moody Press, p.19