She mosied on down to the ground and pulled out some toys from her bag. Among the books and crayons she took out, 2 toys were her focus the whole service. A princess doll and a boy doll. It was so sweet. I am intrigued as to how girls as young as she know that boys and girls belong together. But not just that...
She played and played and played and then I tuned in to what she was actually doing- she was making the girl fall off the edge of her chair and then that dashing young plastic man came to her rescue. The little girl would hold the fair maiden in limbo with one hand while she outstretched the guys arms out to be ready to catch his beloved with her other. I was over come with emotions.
I wanted so badly to crawl down on the floor with her and whisper to her this...
Sweet girl...there is a man who loves you as much as this plastic prince charming loves his molded maiden. His name is Jesus and he did the same thing for you as the boy did for the girl on the edge of your chair. You see, we all mess up. You are so young you have lots of mistakes to make, but the glorious thing about it is that man named Jesus covered them. Instead of you falling off of a chair edge time and time again, you sin. And instead of him jumping off to save you in a heroic bound, He did something different. With arms outstretched still, He was nailed to a tree and took all of the bad that you will ever do and swallowed it. So you keep playing with these two dolls. Continue to send that boy after the girl each and every time she falls. But always remember, the same feat has already been performed for you. You are rescued. And you are loved. You are held in outstretched hands. And every time you fall you will be caught.
What a beautiful story. I am so glad that i have a Savior who saves me daily. I rest in the fact that I am loved by the only man with outstretched arms who will never fail. Won't you be a part of this
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