C'mon let's all be kids again

Katy

Pastor Don always calls us kids, today he even called us children and ya know, coming from another person, we might be tempted to take offense but I find it strangely comforting and encouraging when he says it. I know that he loves us so much and it is a term of endearment but more than that, it is a compliment in a way for we are enthusiastic as children as we learn all this new stuff. It is cool to be a kid, I mean, it's not like I'm old or anything but I haven't really thought of myself as a kid for awhile and it's really refreshing. It gives you complete freedom to ask questions, to learn without worrying about what others will say. Kids have an innocence and aptitude for learning that I think we slowly lose as we grow older.

Jackie

I watch Katy, Jackie, and Ally (Jared and Annie's kids) each day and I've been really thinking about this a lot today. The girls are so free to laugh, so quick to accept, so quick to love and trust. I find it sad that I have lost this ability. I mean, it's necessary because the real world isn't a Bible Collage campus and we can't just go around letting strangers scoop us up, eating meals beside and chattering to whoever will listen, etc. But sometimes I wish it were not such a place that hardens people so much and makes us all afraid to trust others. It has been such a blessing living here these three months and I feel the trust of a child with everyone around here - the collage and the church. I feel safe, like a child with her family. Yet, of course, I've also observed the girls pull fits and cry, demand things selfishly as children and compete with each other and I have to say, I feel like we all somehow maintain that part of our childhood to some degree. I know I still have a tendency to want attention, to want my needs met first, to cry when I'm frustrated or stressed. Unfortunately, my mind is not as quick to forgive, forget and get over whatever issue I'm fretting about. I think there is a lot we can learn from kids and in some ways, things we could change about ourselves.

Ally

I pray that I am always a kid - in a way that I am always ready to learn, that I accept wisdom and realize that I do need discipline and guidance like a child sometimes. I want to be God's kid - always trusting, loving unconditionally, excited over every word that He has to say and waiting anxiously for my Father always. I thank Him for giving me the chance to be considered a kid again under Pastor Don's wise teaching and I pray that He gives me a child's mind, open and receptive, yet wisdom beyond my years to discern and find the truth.