Child Like Trust

During my recent visit to the diagnostic lab, I was there by 8.00 am for the fasting blood tests which were required. A very early start for me, indeed! Filled with anxiety, overcome by fear of what the tests might reveal, I reached the counter, breathless, and restless .

There before me stood a mother and her anxious young daughter, the mother filling in the form with required tests. Distracted by their consternation, I lost my initial dread , and wondered, if the tests were for the mother or the daughter.

With that brief shift in focus, my fear subsided , and quickly filling in my name, I left the form in the hands of the efficient secretary, to fill in the tests as per the prescription. Turning around to watch the mother and daughter duo, I realised the child who was in her late teens , could be autistic.

When their turn came, the mother gently led the girl into the cubicle and stayed with her until the short procedure of drawing blood was completed. Coming out of the cubicle, returning to her seat, I noticed the girl was beaming, probably anticipating some treat her mother had promised..

She had not really felt the pain of the needle, for her mother had been there right beside her, she had no fear of the outcome of the results, for though she was all of seventeen she had a child like trust in her mother, to make right all that could possibly go wrong . Bursting with relief, she seemed unable to contain herself, and giggled uncontrollably.

Her laughter was so infectious, that I was soon smiling from ear to ear . I asked of her her name and she answered with no inhibition . There was nothing conniving or scheming in those eyes so pure, and I remembered what Jesus said , “unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Unless we have a child like trust in the Lord , unless we live with no fear of what lies ahead. Unless we have faith in the Lord, to resolve our problems, to fulfil our desires , in the way He knows best. Unless we believe that all things work together for good to those who love God, we will never enjoy the promised peace, or the Kingdom of God , here on earth .