Out Of Sight

Out of Sight

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Hebrews 4:13

Sacha, my two-year-old granddaughter, and her baby brother, Llewellyn, lived with their parents in Lesotho, a small country located inside South Africa. One day their parents went on a shopping expedition, and I had the children to myself for the day.

I put the baby down for a nap and sat Sacha on a pile of cushions on a chair at the dining-room table. I took out my collection of rubber stamps and ink pads and gave her some scrap paper. Soon we were happily creating colorful designs.

Sometime later, the baby started to cry. I moved everything out of Sacha’s reach, leaving her with one stamp and one ink pad. I also gave her a clean piece of paper.

“Make something special for Mommy and Daddy,” I said. “But don’t move until I get back, okay?”

Her red curls bounced as she nodded. Her forehead puckered, and her tongue peeked out from between her lips as she concentrated on inking the stamp.

I changed the baby quickly and hurried back to the table with him in my arms. Sacha, her cheeks flushed, was scrambling back onto her chair.

“Sacha, what did you do?” I asked.

“Nuffing,” she assured me. Then, to be sure I understood, she added, “I didn’t stamp under the table!”

I put the baby down and dropped to my knees. Sure enough, the underside of the table was brightly decorated with small red hearts.

Sacha watched me anxiously for a moment and then said, “I did make something special for Mommy and Daddy.”

—Shirley M. Corder

Heavenly Father, sometimes I think my sins are so small that no one will notice them, yet I can’t hide them from you. Please help me to make something special of my life for you. Amen.