"...And that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Tim. 3:15)

THE SOUL OF A CHILD:

The soul of a child is the loveliest flower

That grows in the Garden of God.

Its climb is from weakness to knowledge and power,

To the sky, from the clay and the clod.

To beauty and sweetness it grows under care,

Neglected, 'tis ragged and wild.

'Tis a plant that is tender and wondrously rare,

The sweet, wistful soul of a child!

Be tender, O gardener, and give it its share

Of moisture, of warmth and of light.

And let it not lack for thy painstaking care

To protect it from frost and from blight.

A glad day will come when its bloom shall unfold,

It will seem that an angel has smiled,

Reflecting a beauty and sweetness untold,

In the sensitive soul of a child.

(From Johnny Ramsey)