I was speaking with my brother in law the other day and we were discussing how things are different with kids. He finds that he enjoys things like Disneyland more with the kids. I agreed and said Christmas is more fun too.
Why is that?
For one, magic is real to kids. I have encouraged the belief in the magical much longer than people would advise me. I don’t listen for a reason. We only have our innocence once. Once it is taken from us, because none of us give it up willingly, we can never get it back. I want my kids to live in innocence as long as they can. I may also be doing this for selfish reasons. My kids belief in the magical breaths a sort of new life into me. There is awe and wonder that I don’t have anymore. I miss that greatly.
We are in the Christmas season now. Everything is about Christmas magic and Christmas spirit. When was the last time I sat in awe and wonder at the realization that the God of the Universe revealed himself in human flesh, proclaimed by angels, and born of the virgin Mary? How is it that I can lack any of that same awe that my kids have.
This is what it means to have a child like faith. It is a not belief, it is knowledge of the fantastic, of the wonderful, the magical. It is finding joy in the presence of that and sharing it with others. A child like faith is the most real faith we can have. It is a true faith. When we come full circle and begin to live in awe and wonder of Christ, our King, we will find our innocence again and there is no one who can take it away from us again.
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