Gods Child

I received an e-mail from a friend last night.  It was one of those that said to pass it on.  Normally I just delete such e-mails however; this one was so good I just had to share it with all of you.  This again is leading us into Ephesians 2.  We all know what the Word of God says concerning love.  We are to love everyone even our enemy.  It is commanded both in the Old Testament and the New Testament by Jesus.  Most of us are familiar with I Corinthians 13, the love chapter.  We also know that Jesus told us to become as little children.  This tells us how little children perceive such a broad concept as love.  Read it and ponder it.  Enjoy it and pass this whole article to your friends by copying the title and pasting it into your e-mail.

What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . .  
 
Please slow down for three minutes and read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?”The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
  See what you think.  

‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love..’  
Rebecca- age 8  

‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.  
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’  Billy - age 4  

‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’Karl - age 5  

‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’  Chrissy - age 6

‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’Terri - age  4  

‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.’  Danny - age 7

‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.  
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss’Emily - age 8

‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening  presents and listen.’Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

‘If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,’Nikka - age 6
(we need a few  million more Nikka’s on this planet)

‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, and then he wears it everyday.’Noelle - age 7

‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still  friends even after they know each other so well.’  Tommy - age 6

‘During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’

‘My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don’t see anyone else  kissing me to sleep at night.’Clare - age 6  

‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’  Elaine-age 5

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is  handsomer than Robert Redford.’Chris - age 7  

‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’Mary Ann - age 4

‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’Lauren - age 4  

‘When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars  come out of you.’ (What an image)Karen - age  7  

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.’  Mark - age 6

‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’  Jessica - age 8

And the final one:The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Friends with this in mind let’s all try to see love around us through the eyes of children.  Love is an act so won’t you act in love today.  It is such a simple thing to put others first.  Who knows when the children will see your actions as love?  God sees your actions and knows when you are loving on someone.

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