One of my favorite things about kids is how much they teach us about the Father And how they hold up a mirror reflecting things about ourselves that we've either forgotten or don't care to admit. I have noticed something lately... and that is how children want to be close to the people in their lives. Here, I am talking about a physical closeness, although I believe emotional closeness plays a part as well. Along with the cold weather comes colds. And that means snotty noses, hacking coughs, and nastiness galore. Spending 8 hours a day in an incubator of germs makes you aware of many things, including your desperate desire to stay AWAY from all the boogers. All that aside... I have found myself trying to keep a little more distance between myself and the kids at school lately. I have been sick and so have they. In my efforts to create some space, I have noticed how desperately they just want to be close to me. If I scoot a little further over, so do they. They want to hold my hand, and hug, and sit as close to me as possible during reading time. If my lap was big enough I swear they would all be on top of me. In the mornings during devotionals, a little boy sometimes likes to lean up against me while we sing... it is so precious. This desire to be "close" can reveal so much about our longings to be known and loved. That is really what it boils down to. They are wanting to be loved.
This is how we should be with our Father. We should long to be close to Him, to feel His skin, to touch His face. He will not scoot away. He will always hold our hand. He will hold us when we are sad and tired and want to rest. And He doesn't mind our boogers:)
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