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| ¡°But Jesus said, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.¡± ( Matthew 19:14 , RSV ) |
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I¡¯ve saved the angel cut out of yellow construction paper. With two eyes and a smile, it has the words ¡°Pray for Steve Bell¡± printed across the middle. My son Nathan made the angel in Sunday school class. The teacher instructed the children to place the angel on a desk or nightstand as a reminder to pray for Steve daily. Steve was dying of cancer.
Each evening Nathan prayed. Weeks passed. Steve died. Two days after the funeral I was cleaning Nathan¡¯s room. As I came to the desk I saw the angel, picked it up, read the words, and tossed it in the wastebasket.
Later that week walking through Nathan¡¯s room I noticed the yellow angel back on the desk. Adding a letter and a word to the angel, Nathan changed the message to read, ¡°Pray for Steve Bells family.¡±
In my mature adult mind I thought we could quit praying for Steve when he died. In Nathan¡¯s tender, childlike mind he knew there were those who continued to need our prayers.
I¡¯ve saved the paper angel. It¡¯s my reminder of a child¡¯s heart and my Lord¡¯s instructions to turn and become like a child. |
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Father, thank You for the children You¡¯ve placed in our lives. Let us have childlike hearts and learn from them how to trust and love. In Jesus¡¯ name. Amen. - SALLY SHANK, Memphis, Tennessee |
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