One fun thing about the Olympics is the diversity among the athletes, from the tiny gymnasts to the basketball players and shot-putters. You expect Ryan Crouser, winner of the shot put to be big, and he is: 6 feet 7 inches, 320 pounds.

On the other hand, you expect members of the women’s water polo team to be lean. Did you see Melissa Seidemann? She’s third from the left in this photo.

Melissa is 6 feet tall and weighs, wait for it, 287 pounds. And she’s not the goalkeeper. She’s a defender, and very good at her craft. She won the NCAA championship with Stanford in 2011 and three Olympic gold medals. She is frequently among the team’s top goal scorers. And she’s, shall we say, a bit heavy. So what? 

We’re all different, and we’re all responsible to do the best we can with what we have in the arena where God has placed us.

He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing. (Ephesians 2.10, MSG) 

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. (1 Corinthians 12.4 – 7, ESV)