While eating baby back ribs recently, I noticed
how napkins are shrinking. It’s bad enough that manufacturers inject air into
them to make them appear plump. Now they’re decreasing their size. One used to cover my whole lap; these days it
barely fits on the top third of a thigh.
Candy bars have also been shrinking with the
times. Years ago, it took me five bites
to eat my Gooey-Wooey bar. Today I have to get out Grandma’s magnifying glass
to gaze at its loveliness before I down it in two nibbles.
And have you been as shocked as I have how ice
cream containers dwindled overnight from half a gallon to one and a half
quarts? We used to serve ice cream with our birthday cakes. Nowadays we simply
wave the carton over each plate as a sweet remembrance of bigger times.
Coffee can shrinkage is another
travesty. Remember when you bought
coffee by the pound? These days it comes in 12 or 13 oz. packages, for the same
price. Soon they’ll be selling it by the
cup, and charging $3.50 a slurp. Oh, they’re already doing that.
TV shows take up only 45 minutes instead of 52;
modern cars are the size of my grandson’s scooter;
even band-aids barely cover
a boo-boo anymore.
Even if my favorite pants shrink to the size of a napkin.I’m so relieved that Jesus’ love never shrinks
or diminishes in strength. He stays the same year after year, century after
century, forever.
Happy Resurrection Weekend. May you be overwhelmed as you ponder the love of the One and only God-man, who died and resurrected to give us eternal life. Hallelujah!
