Yesterday I was so touched and astounded
by the eager astuteness of our Sunday School kids age Gr.1-3,
as they answered the questions they were challenged with!
God bless you, diligent moms and dads aware
of the sacred blip before the heart of a child
becomes the heart of a young man or woman!
Eccles.12:1
Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth,
Before the difficult days come,
And the years draw near when you say,
“I have no pleasure in them”:
The heart of a child is like a pure, precious plot of sod
Pray, there we start to plant the seeds of faith and love of God
For when the soil is tender seeds of goodness gently root
And even in the green of life begins to bear good fruit
The heart of a child is such sweet and sacred innocence
Pray, there with utmost care, we are aware of Influence
To guard its supple yard with caution’s kind integrity
And to remember seeds are strewn by what they hear and see
The heart of a child is not soft and tender very long
How swift the gift of childhood turns into yesterday’s song
Then pray, we nurture well the plot where seeds we scatter grow
For the heart of a child is the most sacred soil we sow
© Janet Martin
