Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Children are little sponges, soaking up things that they see and hear and using them in their own ways. I think Jesus smiles as He hears their innocent, heartfelt prayers and chuckles as they sometimes get things a little mixed up.
I have become the designated storyteller whenever we are in the car with grandchildren. Sometimes a highly fictitious tale weaves itself along. And sometimes it is a “real” story at the children’s request.
Recently one of our younger ones declared that they wanted to tell us one. It went something like this:
Once upon a time Grammy and Poppers went on an airplane (which tells you right away that this was NOT a real story). They went to Texas. They went to a birthday party. Then they came home. Amen.
How precious is that? Amen? The end? They all lived happily ever after? To a three year old, what’s the difference?
And maybe every story should end with, “Amen.” Prayers obviously do. This little one can attest to that.
Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:13-14 NIV
LORD, Thank you for the innocence of children. May we be careful to encourage them to come to you on their terms. Thank you for loving them (and us).
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