Children are closer to God because they can hear the Holy's heartbeat and know enough to stop and savor it.
A thought after joining my children in creating grass "nests" in our overgrown yard and savoring how the sun and clouds look from beneath the grass overhanging our heads.
Think about it for a moment. We rush all over the place, we have lists and agendas. We have things to do. Even those of us trying to focus on a relationship with God schedule time to pray, and yet a child knows when they encounter God. They listen to the heartbeat of the world around them, see God's miracles and stop long enough to savor them. I completely believe that God has given us these small un-rushed people in our lives not to frustrate us as we try to get them ready for school, but to slow us down so that we remember the majesty, beauty and complete miracle that is our life and the world in which we live.
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