Monday, November 21, 2022

     Perhaps you've read about the efforts of thousands of Venezuelans to travel from their broken country to the United States.  Most of the attention paid to this effort has focused on the hardships the migrants encounter when navigating the "Darien Gap," a muddy, lawless, and nearly impassable section of the trail that connects North and South America.  It's a perilous passage.

    Recently, a photo appeared of a man carrying a little girl through the Gap.  But the girl is not his.  Earlier in the trek, Sarah, age 6, got separated from her mother (but was later reunited with her) and the man, taking pity on her, ferried her through the Gap.  As he did so, Sara was reported to cry out, "The glory of God, giant and sacred, he carries me in his arms."

    Such profound words, such a little human being.  Yes, God can seem overwhelming, demanding, and wholly apart.  But unless such omnipotence and might can love the human being, it's really not worth much, is it?

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