Brueggermann, Walter. Genesis, "Interpretation: a Biblical commen¬ tary for teaching and preaching." John Knox Press, 1982, page 264 (1) nisce in what they experienced in years gone by and to get a good feeling from that. It is so important that you children are taking the time to be with us this morning and let's thank the youth with a handclap for their patience. Is there anyone here who has gone to the exhibition? Who wanted to go on the rides like the tilt-a-whirl, ferris wheel, or bumper cars? Were you refused because of height restrictions? Will making the mark be a wonderful feeling for you? You will stand next to the line and show your family and friends, "I did it!" What are you now going to do? You'll go on the rides! Yes! Well I think the scripture that Neil shared with us had something to do with smallness* so I'd like to just share a story about smallness. I'm going to need a little help from the youth. Out in the barnyard there were three pigs ... Z , ZZ , and Z ZZ { Z is the symbol for the snort Rev. Don makes). Well, one day Z , and ZZ came out of the pig house. Now it was made of wood and it had wooden slats. The slats weren't really close together but you saw a height mark as you went around to the back. These three pigs made an agreement. Now here was the agreement ... which ever pig grew to the mark first would be given an award of a snake from each of the other pigs. Now a snake is just like spaghetti to a pig, (slurp) .. .like candy to us ... and pigs love snakes. Well, out comes Z-ZZ and he stood beside the mark. This day as he did this ... O h h h h! He was so excited he made the mark. He was the first one to grow to the mark. He had grown up! He called Z , and ZZ , "Come here," he said. Z , and ZZ said, "What is it?" And Z-ZZ said, "I made the mark!" They said, "We don't believe it!" So Z-ZZ stood next to the mark. He did grow. Z and ZZ said "You know what? You get the prize." Now children where would you find a snake? Carter, where would you find a snake? ( "In the woods." replied Carter.) So Z and ZZ said, "we have to go into the woods right now and find snakes." Z-ZZ said, "I'll be waiting." Off they went to the woods, and when they arrived in the woods, they looked and they looked and Z said, "I found one!" Z only slurped him a little bit and the snake was twisting and turning in Z 's mouth. He got the snake back to the pen and he took his little hoofie and wedged the snake down. ( Rev. Don makes 315 Sermon Preached by Rev. Don MacPherson , 2001