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The Bible tells us we are to have "The faith of a child..." I think I finally understand what that truly means.

My middle daughter, Emma, is my favorite (I know, you're not supposed to have favorites!). Anyway, I have always held firm that God has something very big in store for Emma, she has such a delightful light and perspective on things. I honestly think she is destined for some service role within the Church. The other day Emma and I were talking and she tells me "You're not my favorite Daddy." That took me off guard a little, but she's only 6 and prone to flights of fancy (she once asked My wife to divorce me so Orlando Bloom could be her Daddy! lol). I was expecting another Orlando Bloom moment when I jokingly asked her what she had meant by that. Her reply struck at the very core of my being. When I asked "What do you mean I'm not your favorite Daddy? I'm your ONLY Daddy!" Emma replied "No...God and Jesus are my FAVORITE Daddy!" With tears welling up in my eyes I told her how happy that made me feel to hear her say that, and how right she was. In retrospect I find it fascinating and heartwarming on several levels. That a 6 year old child would have that kind of discernment, all on her own (this was like a week before we started going back to Church) and the fact that she said God and Jesus are her favorite DADDY, in the SINGULAR tense.

I Pray to God to grant me the faith of a child, to see our Heavenly Father through the eyes of the innocent and not the clouded lenses of the jaded world.