As I cycled to work each day
I watched with interest
as the construction men and engineers
built a huge ball
out of industrial sized pieces of steel,
just like Mecanno.

When it was complete
they began work on a second ball,
even bigger than the first.
I watched it grow.

Pól Óg read the newspaper
and informed me
that the smaller ball would be built
inside the massive ball.
I doubted that.

The smaller ball was left untouched
while the huge ball grew taller and taller,
rounder and rounder.
Over the months I watched
and decided that Pól Óg was mistaken;
there was no way
that the smaller ball could possibly go
inside the large one.

As I cycled to work one morning
I made a mental note
that the big ball was near completion.
I was disappointed for Pól Óg.

But as I turned the corner on the Westlink
on my way home again that same day
I saw something that made me stare.
A huge crane was over beside the two balls
and suspended from it
was the smaller ball!

I watched in amazement
as the smaller ball was lowered
inside the bigger ball.
I laughed with joy.

Then I heard Jesus declaring, laughing,
“Didn’t I tell you
that nothing is impossible?
You just have to think
outside the box!”

© Claire Murray