Happy Saturday!
Have you ever wondered whether Jesus has a sense of humor? I’m pretty sure He does—a bunch of close friends who traveled together for three years must have shared some laughs.
Humor is a great way to make an important point. With that in mind, this poem is a marvelous parody of the famous poem, “Footprints in the Sand” by Mary Stevenson (Zangare).
“Butt Prints In The Sand” (author unknown)
“One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen,
The footprints of my precious Lord,
But mine were not along the shore.
But then some strange prints appeared,
And I asked the Lord, ‘What have we here?’
‘Those prints are large and round and neat,
‘But Lord, they are too big for feet.’
‘My child,’ he said in somber tones,
‘For miles I carried you along.
‘I challenged you to walk in faith,
‘But you refused and made me wait.
‘You disobeyed, you would not grow,
‘The walk of faith, you would not know,
‘So I got tired, I got fed up,
‘And there I dropped you on your butt.’
‘Because in life, there comes a time,
‘When one must fight, and one must climb,
‘When one must rise and take a stand,
Or leave their butt prints in the sand.’”
Let’s not leave our butt prints in the sand.
Correction: Turns out that last Saturday’s post was completely wrong.
I missed the date for “Small Business Saturday” by an entire week. I guess that’s what happens when I only listen to part of a message.
Sorry for the error, but I still encourage you to support small businesses. They’re truly the foundation of our coommunities and the engine of economic recovery and growth.
I hope you’ll take advantage of our little holiday sale (see gaudy button below to include Relentless Grace in your gift-giving at never-seen-before prices). But please visit a small business and give them a chance to earn your business.
In addition to your purchase, you can help a lot by recommending this book to friends on Facebook and Twitter. Your word-of-mouth is the best word of all.
Have a great weekend. And happy SBS!