Come To Me Like A Child

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Come To Me Like A Child

Children are the most amazing creatures. If we watch them, it is fascinating to see how they learn. It is wondrous how they think. For us to say there is nothing they can teach us, because after all they are just kids, it is just wrong.

So very innocent and naive, their needs so basic. At the same time so dependant upon us to provide for them.

Some of the things I have seen are, for example, their imaginations. When they build with blocks, when they draw. When they sing their made up little songs full of joy with no care as to whether they rhyme or not. There is no limit either, for each child’s imagination is as unique as they are. From super hero’s, to lions and bears. From flying planes to driving trucks and trains. As I said, they are truly a wonderment to watch.

Another thing I have come to learn is, they have no prejudices when they are small. It would appear they are color blind as well, because they don’t give the color of another person’s skin a second thought. All they want to do is be friends and play.

Do they have feelings? You bet; when someone gets hurt, they come to give comfort. When they have done something very spectacular like making a very excellent drawing of a house, and we don’t praise them, or we are too busy to take the time to really look at it, there little eyes tell us their feelings have been deeply hurt.

They are really only born with two fears; the fear of falling, and the fear of loud noises. The rest of the fears they learn from us, and through first hand experience.

Unfortunately, they learn some other things from us that are very unattractive, prejudice, hate, jealousy, these just to name a few. Yet, before they learn all of these things, they are very innocent and all they want is to Love and be Loved.

I think this is what Jesus meant when he said for us to accept him the way these little children did. They do not question, they just know love when they see and feel it. They do not judge. They do not live by a bunch of man made laws. They love to be held and they love to hold. Their love is real. Their love is pure. That is until adults teach them the things that destroy these simple values.

I think it would do us all well to learn this if nothing else from the little children. When we love, it should be real. It should be forgiving; it should be for the right reasons. It does not need to be fancy or elaborate. It does not have to be complicated. There should be no conditions put in place in order that we love. For real, and pure love, is unconditional.

Yes this is what I think Jesus meant when he said to come to him like that of a child.

My God Bless