29-04-2005, 12:51 PM
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UNCLUTTERED FAITH -------
by Max Lucado
Bedtime is a bad time for kids. No child understands the logic of going
to bed while there is energy left in the body or hours left in the day.
My children were no exception. One night years ago, after many
objections and countless groans, the girls were finally in their gowns,
in their beds, and on their pillows. I slipped into the room to give
them a final kiss. Andrea, the five-year-old was still awake, just
barely, but awake. After I kissed her, she lifted her eyelids one final
time and said, “I can't wait until I wake up.Ââ€
Oh, for the attitude of a five-year-old! That simple uncluttered
passion for living that can't wait for tomorrow. A philosophy of life
that reads, “Play hard, laugh hard, and leave the worries to your
father.†A bottomless well of optimism flooded by a perpetual spring of
faith. Is it any wonder Jesus said we must have the heart of a child
before we can enter the kingdom of heaven?
I like the way J. B. Phillips renders Jesus' call to childlikeness:
“Jesus called a little child to his side and set him on his feet in the
middle of them all. 'Believe me,' he said, 'unless you change your
whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the
kingdom of Heaven.' (Matthew 18:2-3)
UNCLUTTERED FAITH -------
by Max Lucado
Bedtime is a bad time for kids. No child understands the logic of going
to bed while there is energy left in the body or hours left in the day.
My children were no exception. One night years ago, after many
objections and countless groans, the girls were finally in their gowns,
in their beds, and on their pillows. I slipped into the room to give
them a final kiss. Andrea, the five-year-old was still awake, just
barely, but awake. After I kissed her, she lifted her eyelids one final
time and said, “I can't wait until I wake up.Ââ€
Oh, for the attitude of a five-year-old! That simple uncluttered
passion for living that can't wait for tomorrow. A philosophy of life
that reads, “Play hard, laugh hard, and leave the worries to your
father.†A bottomless well of optimism flooded by a perpetual spring of
faith. Is it any wonder Jesus said we must have the heart of a child
before we can enter the kingdom of heaven?
I like the way J. B. Phillips renders Jesus' call to childlikeness:
“Jesus called a little child to his side and set him on his feet in the
middle of them all. 'Believe me,' he said, 'unless you change your
whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the
kingdom of Heaven.' (Matthew 18:2-3)