SIZES

The tadpole and the hump back whale went walking out one day. They couldn’t hold each other’s hand; there were none anyway! They wanted to start talking but somehow they could not. The tadpole spoke in whispers. The whale can’t hear a lot. But they persisted walking and didn’t think of size. And so they had to settle for the love light in their eyes. The whale was far too massive. The tadpole far too small And so, to put it mildly, they couldn’t hear at all. Before you get all angry about this being true, I’d like to state how big God is and just how small are you. You’d think it is impossible for God to ever hear, The things a little spot like you could speak into His ear. I know that it is ludicrous and that you don’t compare. But this remains the attitude of most folk everywhere. They do not walk with Father because of the great size, Of Him Whom they are serving so they resort to lies. They say they walk together but it’s not really true. They do not speak the language of love in all they do. They think that God is massive and they’ll be sent away; But Jesus Christ is not like that; His love is here to stay. For love does not have “sizes” it doesn’t rise and fall. The finest way to put is to say “One size fits all”. So when we walk together and love holds both our hands, We get that great sensation we’re meeting God’s commands. I may look like a tadpole. You may look like a whale. But what we share between us can never ever fail. I know of your shortcomings. I know that you know mine. But in the splendour of God’s love we both are doling fine. We have no expectations of anything we do. There’s just a growing knowledge that Jesus is in You. And so we greet each other with kindness and with care. We know we’re tender hearted because our Lord is there. We know about our problems and that’s why we forgive; Because in our reality there’s no way else to live. I love to see your freedom. I know that you love mine. We know it is made possible by Jesus Christ Divine. And so we walk together and hold each other’s hand, Because the very Lord of Love has said it’s what He planned. Jim Strickland – written Thursday, 28 July 2011