From Mark 10:14:16:  “‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.  Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’  And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.”

Our children and grandchildren

Grace fills their nurturing love

For generations to come

With God calling out with love

Young, innocent, and fragile

Our youth require constant love

Their welfare rests in our hands

With God sending lasting love

Our decisions beg wisdom

Cherished treasures need our love

Number “One” priority

With God shielding through His love

Unselfish, humble adults

Time to step forward with love

Our angry wrangling at rest

With God moving hearts with love

Common sense should always lead

Precious children seek our love

Misplaced actions now buried

With God dispatching His love

From 1 Corinthians 13:11-13:  “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.  For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.  And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”

As a community, we are called by God to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of our children and grandchildren.  There can be no greater calling when we are encouraged by the love and grace of our Heavenly Father.