Scripture:
Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. (Luke Luke 18:16)
A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little ones chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David's comment. Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the disk over his heart.
"Listen", she said,"What do you suppose that is?" He drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the mystery of the strange tap - tap - tapping deep in his chest.
Then his face broke out in a wondrous grin and he asked, "Is that Jesus knocking?"
Request:
That we keep our hearts as simple and open as a child as we celebrate our Lord's birthday when he was born the Child.
Prayer:
Thank Jesus for being born into this world so you save us from our sins and give us to eternal life. Amen.
Submitted by Gloria Lewis
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1 comment:
Hi Gloria, thanks so much for this wonderful illustration of how we should walk with our Lord in life. I think that little four-year old David knows more about the knocking and, perhaps, the knudging of our Lord Jesus. Something to think about, isn't it?
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