On His Shoulders

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest on him (God), for he (God) shelters him all day long, because he (the beloved) has found a resting place, riding on his (God’s) shoulders" (Deuteronomy 33:12).

I remember days when our boys were small and their little legs would grow weary when we were out walking. They would hold up their hands, and ask, “Hey, Dad, can I have a ride?” I readily picked them up and carried them home on my shoulders. 

I woke up this morning feeling “thin and stretched” like the old Hobbit Frodo, facing a long, weary day. Then I read this verse and saw what I must do. I held up my hands and asked. “Hey, Lord, can I have a ride?”

“This is your resting place today,” he replied, "riding on my shoulders.”

David Roper

4.26.20