I first saw this piece in “A Contemporary Handbook for Weddings & Funerals, by Aubrey Malphurs and Keith Wilhite (Kregel Publications).  I’ve updated it slightly in a couple of places.

In Whose Hands Are You?

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.

A basketball in Tim Duncan’s hands is worth about $20 million.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.

A baseball in Derek Jeter’s hands is worth $15 million.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

A tennis racket is useless in my hands.

A tennis racket in Roger Federer’s hands is a Wimbledon Championship.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal.

A rod in Moses’ hands will part the mighty sea.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

A slingshot in my hands is a kid’s toy.

A slingshot in David’s hand is a mighty weapon.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

Two fish and five loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches.

Two fish and five loaves of bread in God’s hands will feed thousands.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse.

Nails in Jesus Christ’s hands will produce salvation for the entire world.

It depends on whose hands it’s in.

 

As you see now, it depends on whose hands it’s in.  So put your concerns, your worries, your fears, your hopes, your dreams, your families, and your relationships in God’s hands because, you see, it depends on whose hands it’s in.

— Author Unknown