Unless You Become Like Little Children or a Frog
Art by Yun Yi Children are delightful because they are not self-conscious and they really don’t worry too much about their appearance. Little people are too busy exploring the world and having fun just being themselves. Thomas Merton , a Trappist Monk , once wrote that frogs and trees are holy because they simply are who they are called to be b y God , without masks or false personas. Little children are also simply who they are. . Christ explains this concept in the Gospels. ◄ Matthew 18:3 ► And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." An amusing story illustrates this insight into children. ...