How to be Great in the Kingdom

Child of God,

I bless you to live

Like a little child.

To be like a child

Is “the greatest” (Matthew 18:4)

According to Jesus

Because it’s only possible

Through humility.

Two-week-old grandbaby Mia

Isn’t trying to be humble when she rests

In my arms—it’s all she can do.

The cutie has no need to put away pride

Or cast off her sense of self-sufficiency.

The child’s life depends on the benevolence

Of another—of someone who loves her

And wants the best for her.

You’re at your greatest when you rest

In the arms of your Father

Knowing that He is your Creator

And that you do not exist apart from Him

And that you cannot make it without Him.

No need to focus on stamping out pride

When you remember who you are,

Little child,

Just remember who you are.