A child holding a parent’s hand
Crossing the street
A small tiny hand held by a strong bigger hand
Trust
Security
A child learning to ride a bike
“Go!” shouts dad
And off the child rides
Just because dad says so
Wobbly at first, then comes the inevitable thud
“You can do this.”
Wiping away the tears, the child mounts the bicycle again
Trust
A child lying in bed at night
Darkness seems to close in
The child tries to sinks into their mattress as deep as they can
Terrified of those monsters
“Mum!”
“I am here, it is going to be alright, go to sleep.”
The child drifts off slowly to sleep, “It has been a long day…and
mom is here anyway.”
Trust
Bitter medicine, painful shots
“Take it honey you will feel much better afterwards.”
Reluctantly the child swallows, it taste worse than expected
“But mom says to swallow….” the child contemplates, then swallows the medicine
Trust
First day in a new school
“It is going to be alright honey, you will make many new friends and learn lots of stuff.”
“I guess…” and off the child walks into a classroom, they have never been before
To meet other terrified children, eager to make friends and learn new stuff
Trust
And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3
Let us do our best to receive rest so that none of us will fail as they did because of LACK OF FAITH.Hebrews 4:11
They did not enter the land because they did not believe. Hebrews 3:19
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
Fountains of hope poetry 