The Heart of a Child

Girl on a Train

Rabita woke up early and began to have what she thought might be a contraction.  She nudged her husband awake and told him that she probably needed to get to the hospital.  They decided to take the train into Manhatten and then get a cab to Roosevelt Hospital to see her doctor.

Once on the train, the contractions came more frequently until the baby decided that it was time to make his appearance.  Rabita's husband rolled up his sleeves, and with the guidance of an elderly woman onboard, delivered his own son on the way into the city.

A young girl sitting nearby watched in amazement as the young boy was brought into the world.  She quickly realized that there was nothing to wrap the baby in to keep his young body warm, so she took off her coat and gave it to them.  The father quickly wrapped his son in the warm coat that the young girl had given to him.

Matthew 18:2-5 tells us, "Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them.  Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.  So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.  And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me."

God would have us to be humble and pure in our motives as a selfless child; first in our relationship with God, then in our relationships with other people in our lives.  May we each open our hearts to God's pure love today so that He might mold us into becoming humble servants with hearts like those of a child.