So much theology in this picture...

We are Dust

As a father has compassion on his children,

So the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

for he knows how we are formed,

he remembers that we are dust.

Psalm 103:13-14

Reading Psalm 103 recently, this part stuck out to me. It made me think about my kids. Sometimes we can can be hard on our kids, frustrated with them and momentarily wishing we were somewhere else... like a beach... without them. After reading this Psalm, I was reminded that my kids are just beginning to form and to shape into "big people." Really, when you think about it, most of these kids we get frustrated with, have only been on the earth 300-3000 days.... TOTAL. That is not much time for experience. Part of that time, they spent lying on their backs or in someones arms, or crawling around on the floor finding pieces of lint you didn't know existed. So, when my 2 year old STILL spills water every time he fills his cup, or my 6 year old forgets to wash her hands after using the restroom, or my 9 year old can't seem to sit still at times, let me remember that Jesus has compassion on me, remembering how I was formed and that I am dust. And let me have compassion on these little ones, remembering that they are very much still learning even the basics of life... and that their lives thus far can still be numbered by a few thousand days or even a few hundred days (now go calculate your age and experience).