It must be wonderful to be a small child and be lifted up on your father’s shoulders. Instead of being only knee-high to everyone else , suddenly you can see over everyone’s heads. You can see even more than your dad. I always have my heart in my mouth when I see this but obviously the child is very safe as the dad holds on tight and so does the child. I’ve never done it so I wouldn’t know and I don’t remember my father doing it.
It reminds me of a young lad carrying his injured brother. When someone asked if his load was heavy, he replied, ‘He ‘ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.’
God is our Father and Brother, with Him we are completely safe. We are not a heavy load to Him. With Him there is no fear of falling. Not only are we safe with Him, He will also guide us and direct us. On His shoulders we will be able to see the world more clearly and know how to act. To us He is closer then a brother.