“It Speaks Volumes!” or V = l x w x h

“I pray that you will be able to understand how wide and how long and how high and how deep His love is.”

 Ephesians 3:18

               Sometimes, expressions get lodged in my mind and I can’t seem to get rid of them until I give them what they want…time in the spotlight.  Granted, my bulb isn’t too bright, but seeing as how these thoughts have been lurking in the shadows, even the faintest shaft of light seems to bring them out of hiding and onto “center stage”.  There, with the other thoughts temporarily taking on understudy status, these unrelenting expressions command my full attention and I sit back and allow them to have their say, and then exit stage left.  Occasionally, if they don’t quite have their act together, I have to drop the curtain on them before the second act, but usually I don’t cause a scene…so that they may create one.

Recently, however, I attended a showing for the expression, “It speaks volumes!”, but rather than finding the saying packing its bags after the performance, I found it still hanging around.  So, I thought that perhaps it just needed a bigger stage…and a larger audience.  Maybe, if I treat it like the star it wishes to be (and thinks it is), it will graciously bow out of my mental theater.  So, if you would be so kind as to pull up a chair (they are super-comfy and come with a limitless supply of popcorn…as all imaginary chairs should) and cast some of your own light onto this drama queen of an expression, perhaps it will feel adequately appreciated and call it curtains after this showing.  So, without further ado, and back by its own popular demand…I give to you “It Speaks Volumes!”

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