Faith of a Child

Today, I am deeply grateful for those of you who have supported the Dial Hope Foundation with a financial donation. Hope reaches others because of you. Thank you!

Not too long ago, someone shared with me prayers children had written to God. Some of them made me laugh out loud. Others carry an insightful edge. Let me share just a few with you now.

Dear Mr. God, I wish you would not make it so easy for people to come apart. I had to have 3 stitches and a shot.

Dear God, I bet it’s very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only four people in our family and I can never do it.

Dear God, My grandpa says you were around when he was a little boy. How far back do you go?

Dear God, who draws the lines around the countries?

Dear God, Did you mean for a giraffe to look like that, or was it an accident?

In Luke, chapter 13, Jesus said, “I praise you Father for you have hidden these things from the wise and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father for this was your good pleasure.”

Another time he said, “Unless you change and become like children you will never enter the kingdom of God.”

May we be able to approach God with such openness and honesty and depth of faith as our children.

Let us pray: Sometimes O God, we take ourselves so seriously that we leave little room for joy and curiosity and vulnerability. But we know you want better for us. Give us not a childish attitude, but a child-like love of life. Open us again to the wonders of living, to a sense of fairness and to unconditional love. Amen.