In this colored-pencil cartoon, a cheerful court jester in bright green and red stands at his easel, painting a harlequin rabbit with a few bold brushstrokes. He steps back to admire his work, and then the painted bunny decides it has had enough of the canvas. It hops straight out of the frame and onto the floor, leaving the jester staring at an empty canvas in complete surprise.
It is a playful little story about a trick that turns on the trickster. The jester is used to making others gasp, yet this time the surprise is all his. His face says everything: delight and disbelief at once.
There is a quiet joy in watching something we made take on a life of its own. Creativity is one of the good gifts God shares with us, and sometimes what we create surprises even us. May your day hold a little wonder, and maybe a small happy surprise or two.