The Love of a Child

 

There's nothing as lovely and nothing as true

As the love of a child in our care,

Nothing as sweet as the soft wistful eyes

Or the arms they so willingly share.

 

There's sweetness and joy such as none we have known,

There's tenderness, warmth and delight,

So wondrously rare is the mind of a child,

A portion of wisdom and light.

 

The love of a child is a treasure to keep,

Do nurture it day unto day,

This sweet little soul God has placed in your care

To guide it and show it the way.

 

It will blossom and bloom as the days shall unfold,

You will know that on you God has smiled,

For nothing's more precious or more to be sought

Than the heart and the love of a child.

 

~ Garnett Ann Schultz

 

"Amen, I say to you,

whoever does not accept the

Kingdom of God like a child

will not enter it."

Luke 18:17