Be Childlike

People come and people go, from all around the world

They live their lives, in desperation, with great heartache and hidden sorrow…

Some with integrity, some, not having a clue

How, or where, or what, they were put on this earth to do.

They look to their own imagination; never seeing who, they should look too…

A simple plan is all it takes for anyone to understand…

Jesus said, “become like a little child.”

Come on, take me by the hand.

Little children carefree and strong, run along in the Kingdom of God~

In heaven and here on earth. A childlike spirit is truly worth

More than any material gain.

There’s a little child in each of us, but many have lost their way

You’ve forgotten how to look at the butterfly, or dance in the rain,

To sing twinkle, twinkle, little star.

Oh please, come out and play, you’ve come this far…

Restore the little child inside. Climb trees and skip, rope.

Seek what’s lost, and do not hide,

While living, there’s always hope…

Stand on the sea shore…

Watch the waves come and go,

Build sandcastles in the sand…

And when you’re old and remembering…

How life was hard and cold…

Take the hand of a little child and never, ever, let go~

~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 3, 2021

Matthew 18:3-5 The Message

^2-5 For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room, and said, “I’m telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you’re not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in. Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God’s kingdom. What’s more, when you receive the childlike on my account, it’s the same as receiving me.