"in the hollow of His hand..."

"Who hath measured the waters
in the hollow of His hand,
and meted out heaven with the span,
the dust of the earth in a measure,
weighed the mountains in scales,
and the hills in a balance?”
― Isaiah

“measured in the
hollow of His hand...”

Is
this
how we
measure the
size of
a
heart
on fire with
charity

or,

would you
decide its worth
in inches,
or yards,
a hands breadth
of something
bigger than a breadbox,
but smaller
than
a house...

would you say that it
is too small for
a holy purpose
and dismiss its
contribution,

or too large
for the
simple
delicacy of ideas
that skip
along a page
in small
steps much too
careful for the
somber breadth of
its carriage.

how can we
weigh the power of
one's loving,
the value of his dignity,
the worth of her devotion
to a cause,
a family,
a mission...

does the number of
dollars,
euros,
shares of stock,
square footage,
or pounds of gold,
tell us anything
about
generosity,
kindness,
compassion,
the desire to give,
a willingness to serve...

would a ruler
give us the
accurate
depth of a
fathomless
stillness,
the length to which
she'll
go to defend a
child,
the span of
his reach towards the
Infinite unknown...

there are no
instruments,
scales,
chronometers,
or
yardsticks
in
the kingdom of heaven

no portions,
measures,
limits or
bounds...

infinite,
eternal,
All,
and
All-in-all...

immeasurable,
unfathomable,
limitless,
boundless,
good...

this is
All...

the only portion
we can find
measured in
the hollow of
His hand...

"Allness
is the measure of the Infinite,
and nothing less
can express God.”
― Mary Baker Eddy