As High As....

Today Brad's sermon was on Psalm 103. He's doing a series on the Psalms. When he talked about verses 11 and 12 it reminded me of a sweet memory with Zach.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

    so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,

    so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

When Zach was little, we had a little routine where one of us would say, "I love you as big as.." or "..as high as..." and the other would respond. It'd go something like this:

Z:  I love you as big as the ocean.M:  I love you as high as a mountain.Z:  I love you as high as the moon.M:  I love you as high as the sun.Z: I love you as big as the universe.

M: I love you as big as the galaxy.

Z:  I love you as big as INFINITY!!

How sweet is that? And it was a good association. Even in the psalm, the writer talks about 

"As a father [and we could substitute mother] has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

Besides reminding me of the gratitude I feel for my children, and my children's love, it also reminded me of the gratitude I feel for having such a loving father and mother, who demonstrated that compassion and grace that the Lord has for us.