Childlike faith
Bible Reading: Read Psalm 121:1-8
Author: Darlene S. Mackey (Tennessee, US)
Author: Darlene S. Mackey (Tennessee, US)
Saturday 30 March 2024 © The Upper Room.
When I was a child, I thought that God was actually in the streams of light that sometimes break through the clouds in the sky. It seemed to me that he was trying to reach down from heaven to earth to comfort and reassure us even on cloudy and overcast days. In the time since those naive childhood days, I’ve learned that those rays of light are just the sunbeams breaking through.
As I have matured in my faith, however, I’ve returned to some elements of my childlike wonder. I have come to believe that God is present in all things – even in the streams of light that sometimes break through the clouds. I see God reaching out to me in so many ways: through nature, in good and bad circumstances, my friends, through my church family and, most importantly, through scripture. I am especially thankful that God still pursues someone like me who thinks she already has everything all worked out.
Prayer: Dear Father, open our eyes to see you everywhere we are and in everything we do. Give us a childlike faith that longs for your presence. We pray through Jesus, our Saviour. Amen