I’ve been walking several times on a trail around a little lake nearby. The first time, being late afternoon, I was wearing my prescription sunglasses.  I took them off at one point as I stepped from a grassy part down to the roadway, and suddenly saw that I had lost 1 – 1.5 feet of height.  I swear, looking down I could see I was only 4 feet tall or less, not my usual 5’2″.  I was freaked out, believe me. I put my glasses back on, but I was still shorter. Well, that has happened about 3 different times now as I walk out there.  I start out with my sunglasses, and when I get into a more shaded part I take them off — and yep, I shrink in stature.  Really strange, eh?

Then this morning I got a really big laugh.  I sat on the floor to do a workout.  I picked up the 2 lb. bells, sat up with legs straight out in front of me.  Hah!  I really am that short!  I looked at my legs and I laughed out loud, — something I rarely do.  But I laughed and I laughed. Damn! I really am that short! It wasn’t an illusion. (Except I really am 5’2”.)

I think a contributing factor may be that my stomach has receded a bit.  Maybe enough that this was the first time I could see my feet when I looked down!  You think?  I do.  And I laughed all the more.

At the same time, I’m finding I can pretty much pull a spiritual lesson from just about everything – and this incident is no different. This morning as I had an experience with reading John 15. I was impressed with how that I always read the Bible with my sunglasses on.  No, not literally, but just saying what I see is filtered through the doctrine that is established firmly in my head.  And that can skew what is true. Just like walking in those lenses – I see myself as much taller, much more than I am, puffed up in knowledge and knowing and all that crap.  With the lenses off, I can see in truth.  I can now see that I really am short. I’m sure that you’ve all known that for a long time, but I evidently I am just learning how short!