Hope Road

My God Is So Big

I babysit for a family with a two-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy.  They’re so cute; I love them so much. They’re both adopted and are very close in age. I’ve been babysitting them this whole school year, and I am dreading saying goodbye to them. They are so sweet.

Zoe (not her real name) is at the age where she can learn a lot just by repetition. I’ve been teaching her the shorter catechism. She knows, “Who made you?” “God.” “What else did God make?” “All things.” “Why did God make you and all things?” To that last one, she always responds, “Own GLORY!” (shortened version of, “for His own glory”).

A favorite song we sing a lot is “My God Is So Big.” I’m guessing some of you know it… So strong and so mighty / There’s nothing my God cannot do / The mountains are His, the rivers are His / The stars are His handiwork too… We’ve sung it many times, complete with hand motions. She has it on one of her CDs, too, so she knows it well by now.

Quite a few times this year, while I’ve been singing that song with Zoe, I have to stop and listen to the import of the words. Take a deep breath, wow. My God is so big. And He’s really strong, really mighty. There’s nothing He can’t do. The mountains and rivers belong to Him, and the stars are His handiwork. No matter what is going on in my life, He is bigger. He’s in control. Yay! (As we often say at the end.)

Tags: babysitting, catechism, children, singing