{"id":12638,"date":"2022-02-26T21:22:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=12638"},"modified":"2022-02-26T21:22:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T20:22:02","slug":"change-like-little-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/02\/26\/change-like-little-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Change &#8230; like little children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12646\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/02\/26\/change-like-little-children\/chalk_circle_heart_cat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chalk_circle_heart_cat.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A320FL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1645901701&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chalk_circle_heart_cat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chalk_circle_heart_cat.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chalk_circle_heart_cat.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chalk_circle_heart_cat.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chalk_circle_heart_cat.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chalk_circle_heart_cat.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+18%3A3&#038;version=NIVUK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew 18:3<\/a>&nbsp; Jesus said,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:32px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">\u2018Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.&#8217;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nDuring a two-week stay at Dutch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.labri.nl\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L&#8217;Abri<\/a> last autumn, the subject of what it means to be like children came up in a lecture entitled, <em>Hoping for the best but expecting the worst: Do you really want to live forever?<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Here are some pointers our speaker, Arthur Metz, noted about children in his talk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>they are trusting because they don&#8217;t have many other options<\/li>\n<li>they don&#8217;t overthink or become overly critical<\/li>\n<li>they are in tune with the natural world<\/li>\n<li>they don&#8217;t pretend to have all the answers and they&#8217;re curious &#8211; hence they keep asking &#8216;why? why?&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>they trust their parents, even when the answer is &#8216;no&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>they are good at living in the present, without major concern for the future or the past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nA few days after the lecture, as I reflected on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matt+19%3A13-15&#038;version=NIVUK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew 19:13-15<\/a> and why Jesus was such a magnet for children, I was inspired to write verse 1 of this little song. Jesus&#8217; invitation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matt+11%3A28-30&#038;version=NIVUK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt 11:28-30<\/a> was a perfect match and inspired verse 2. <\/p>\n<p>I hope the song ministers to you, as it does to me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nJESUS, WE COME AS LITTLE CHILDREN<br \/>\nby Irene Bom<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12638-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jesus_we_come_128.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jesus_we_come_128.mp3\">https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jesus_we_come_128.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 1<\/strong><br \/>\nJesus, we come as little children<br \/>\nWe see in you the Father\u2019s heart<br \/>\nYou make the time<br \/>\nYou make us welcome<br \/>\nYou draw us close<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;into your loving arms<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 2<\/strong><br \/>\nJesus, we come bringing our burdens<br \/>\nWe find in you the rest we need<br \/>\nHumble in heart<br \/>\nEver so gentle<br \/>\nYou bind our wounds<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and bless us with your peace<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor more songs written at L&#8217;Abri in autumn 2021, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/songwriter\/songs_remember.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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