I am usually amazed at children’s comments. They have an uncanny ability to make what adults see as so complicated, very simple. My oldest middle child, Karis, has one of the most caring hearts. She cares about people so much that I am beginning to wonder who her parents arelly are. I after all am a single’s pastor and therefore only care for those who are single between the ages of 24 and 59. If you are married (other than in EPIC) or outside of that age range, I don’t care about you (only kidding). But really…she is caring.
As of late, my oldest, Ella, and Karis have entered into the realm of competition. Everything is about who is first or who is fastest. This is fine with me because it has always been my mantra that second place is only the first looser (again…only kidding…kinda). Well they were racing to do something and just by the sheer fact of Ella being older, more developed, and longer…she won the race. Karis was distraught of course by her older sister’s victory and needed her dad to console her…which I gladly did. As she sat there in my arms, she looked up into my eyes with such and intense understanding of truth and said, “daddy, in Heaven, we are all winners….right.” My reply in the very touching expression of innocense and pure understanding said, yes, Karis…you are right. In Heaven we are all winners.”
The simplicity of a child is so often a powerful blow to the “complexities” of our ADULT life.
