Little Man

My daughter captured old man and little man working together.  There’s a pile of mulch at the bottom of the hill that needs to be moved to the top.  Little man saw old man moving this mulch all the way up the hill and coming back all the way down the hill.  He was eager to help.

It’s a big hill for a little man.  I mean, it’s a big hill for an old man.  And, it’s also 90 degrees in August.  Old man wasn’t certain little man could complete the task to fill the wheelbarrow, carry it up the hill, empty its contents and then walk it back down.

But, twice.

Little man completed the lap twice.

Big man was delighted.

There was a time when this man wasn’t so old walking up this hill.  There was another old man he followed.  The truth is, there has always been a hill and with it some weight that old men bear.  These loads have been large at times, but the weight has been shouldered until the little ones learn how.

This is the kind of weight that can’t be carried on one’s own.

“When people become weak, the Lord gives them more strength. People who wait for Him to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles.  They will run and they will not become tired.  They will walk and they will not become weak.”

This little man is a follower.

So, is this old man.

Isaiah 40:29-31