Meet Kirstin!

Imagine, if you would, that we are in elementary school, in art class, and I have created a symbolic self-portrait from random items:

(read in a cutesy voice)

a clock for a head, because I like being timely and neat

a book for a body, because I like reading

a pencil for each arm, because I like writing

a music note for each hand, because I like music

a bus for each leg, because I like public transportation

clouds for feet, because I like clouds

and I sign my name on the bottom of one of the clouds. “Tada!” says I, proudly.

“Tada yourself,” grouches Symbolic Me, sitting up on the table and crossing her wooden arms.

I frown at my creation’s lack of respect. “What do you mean?”

Symbolic Me ignores the question and sniffs distastefully as she inspects the book title on her body. “Lord of the Rings! More like ‘Lord of the Walking’! Yech.”

“Hey,” says I. “You should be proud to wear that cover. The world that Tolkien creates is—Stop that!” Symbolic Me is now attempting to disconnect one of her legs from the rest of her body.

“Don’t want no smelly, ole’ bus,” says Symbolic Me. “Get this off me!”

“But public transportation is such a beautiful thing!” I cry. “It’s the intersection of hundreds of lives, the point, where, for the briefest of minutes, we are connected to countless other souls we might never see again—”

“And clouds are stupid,” says Symbolic Me and proceeds to bite off her left foot.

“That’s it! I’ve had it!” I lean down and stick my nose in Symbolic Me’s ungrateful clock face. “It doesn’t matter what you think! You are made to represent me, got it? ME!”

“Who’d want to represent you?” says my creation and sticks out her tongue.

I promptly drop a brick on Symbolic Me’s undeserving head. (What, your elementary school art class didn’t have bricks?)

Moral of the story: God is greater in mercy and love than we can ever comprehend.

3 thoughts on “Meet Kirstin!

  1. Loved reading this! Thank you for reminding us we are more than the sum of our parts. Hope you are having an amazing time in Romania! Love from your Cousin Josh and Aunt Amy!

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