Isn't is fun to watch a young child try and explain something they are so excited about? They can hardly get the words out. Their voices go up another octave, their eyes are wide with excitement and they can't be still. You can't help but get a little excited, too as you enjoy watching them.
As adults we tend to lose that enthusiasm. We lose that reckless abandon way at looking at the world and the way it works. We become cynical, complacent and dull. We fall into the trap of disbelief and live unenthusiastically.
Children look at things like it's the very first time because it is! They get excited over what we perceive are little things. They live in the moment and their moments change quickly. They jump from one thing to the next eagerly trying new things. They can't wait to see what's coming next.
Children also believe even when they cannot see. They believe they deserve good things and that they will receive them. They have no reason to doubt. When did we stop believing? Jesus said himself, that unless we believe like the little children do, we will never receive all of God's blessings.
We grownups need to go back to the way of thinking about life as a child does. To be enthusiastic about life because it is so wonderful. We need to look at this world and everything in it with wild eyed wonder.
And we need to do the one important thing most of us lose as we get older - believe even when we cannot see.
Believe in the good when all you see and hear is bad; believe in ourselves when no one else does; believe in others even when they make it hard for us to; believe in God even when he appears silent when we pray.
And believe in children and all they have to teach us.
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