Ask a Child

The Big Black Book
Says Somewhere –
Not That I Believe
Everything
Between Its Covers –

But I Want To Believe
That Jesus Said
The Very Best Way
To Enter Into
The Love and Light,
Joy and Laughter
That He Inhabits
Is To

Become As a Child.

Does That Mean
Study and Discipline
and Rigorous
Exercise of the Spirit?

Let’s Imagine
Asking a Child.

“You Must Learn
How to Play,”
I Can Hear
a Young One Say,
Tagging You and
Running Away.
“You’re It.”

“And Laugh
Whenever You Have
the Chance,”
I Can Hear
Another Kid Say,
Giggling.

“And Learn To Love
the Other Kids,
and Those Who Take Care of You,”
Says That Quiet Child
Hugging Your Leg.
“Trust That They Love You
More Than You Can Imagine.”

I Want To
Become As a Child.

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