God loves short people...

I have  confession;
I lied and deceived the government.  Years ago, while renewing my drivers license, I stated that I was 5'7" while in fact I am 5'5".

I wanted to be be taller, if just for four years.

There, I feel better...no, it still cracks me up!

But I have come to embrace and love being short for many reasons.

I don't have a "Napolian Complex".
It has never bothered me rock climbing because I have an enormous reach with my arms.
I always find my size pants because the majority of the free world does not wear them.

...and I have to stand on my tippy toes to see the person read the Gospel in church.

Yep, I do. Why?

I want to see the person who is speaking about Jesus. To me hearing the stories of him are no different that seeing him...he is real, he is alive, he is speaking to me.

Once I even stood on the back pew to see over all the heads.

We stand on our toes to watch a game or a parade.

We'll stand on our toes to kiss our beloved, to look out or into a window...

I stand on my toes to hear of my King. 

Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho. There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way—he was a short man and couldn’t see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.

When Jesus got to the tree, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down. Today is my day to be a guest in your home.” Zacchaeus scrambled out of the tree, hardly believing his good luck, delighted to take Jesus home with him. Everyone who saw the incident was indignant and grumped, “What business does he have getting cozy with this crook?”

Zacchaeus just stood there, a little stunned. He stammered apologetically, “Master, I give away half my income to the poor—and if I’m caught cheating, I pay four times the damages.”
Jesus said, “Today is salvation day in this home! Here he is: Zacchaeus, son of Abraham! For the Son of Man came to find and restore the lost.”

Luke 19

Friends, Jesus promised he will be back...are you gonna just stand their flatfooted? 

This King wants to eat with us, live in not only our homes but our bodies!  He knows we were crooks, liars, addicts, craving lust, cheats, self-righteous and still he wants to be with us!

Come down from there, join us short people...he came for you too.