Praying like the kids

(and a little child shall lead them)

A while back our church held a worship event on a Friday night for the middle school and high school kids. There was music, teaching, fun and hanging out. It was all good…and our daughter had a great time. When I arrived for pick up, the event was still going on and I got to see one of the coolest things ever. The teacher for the evening was leading all the kids through an organized prayer time…small groups had formed up and the kids were praying en masse for the lost people of the world.

“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” Luke 18:17

The kids were following the directions of the leader…yet their enthusiasm was genuine. As believers themselves they desperately wanted their friends, their neighbors and yes, people all across the globe to have the chance to hear the good news about Jesus. Jesus himself knew that children often set a marvelous example of faith for all of us. Their faith is real, pure and uncluttered…too often ours is ragged, mixed up and lost in a sea of busyness.

Let’s learn from kids...the same way they help us relive swing sets and cotton candy and old cartoons. The joy they feel is the same joy we once felt. The newness of faith was that new for us as well. Our salvation is just as transformative today as it was then.

Thanks for all you do.

Brian

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Volume 6, Number 38