When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Mark 10:14

Though the news media chooses to highlight the worse of life and wants us to see the chaos to distract us from God, our hope is restored by simply hearing the prayers and the praises from children.

 When we listen to the chorus of children's voices lifting their voices high to the Lord, our hope returns.  Their singing brings smiles to our faces, tears to our eyes and open up our hearts to the Lord.

 We have a good friend who heard the calling from the Lord and left her public school music position to devote her life to training tomorrow's children to be future worship leaders.  She has done this for many years and the fruits of her labors are beginning to be realized. Whereas our own son is grown, we witnessed a new group of children leading worship under her direction on a recent Sunday. It bought gentle tears to my eyes.

Children have a way of bringing out the best in grown-ups and restores their hope through their prayers.  I believe it warms God's heart to hear the prayers of our children. 

Which is why in the midst of all this chaos it is so important to find a Church that loves the Lord Jesus Christ and begin attending every week- for it is in the heart of worship we find the heart of God.

Yes, there truly is beauty in this world!