Becoming Pure

The word of the day is "pure" and I thought this was fitting as I have been wanting to write something about my children the last few days. When I think of them I think innocence or in other words purity. In my opinion children are the root cause of feeling every emotion in an instance. There is no other person you want to laugh at and hold more then the little one you are disciplining right at this time. There is also no other person that will give you a hug and a kiss immediately after you scold them. I have noticed in my life that it takes one word (Whether intended or not) to upset someone; whereas it takes many words (usually intended) and sometimes many days to make up for that one word. Why is it we are so quick to anger and yet so slow to forgive? If we are the ones that get angry after one word we should be the ones to forgive after one word; this is something children have naturally until we teach them otherwise. Jesus taught we must become as a little child; yet we tend to get children to become more like us. When we become as a little child this means we are to inherit or ingrain their wonderful qualities into us; such as humility, teach ability, forgiveness. Children are the essence of purity because they are slow to anger and quick to forgive, they accept what ever we tell them without question, and they love unconditionally. My children have taught me to love more, to forgive often, and to look for the good in everybody. If we as a grown up nation quit acting childish and start acting as a child we will have more unity, more love, and more peace. We will be more pure and in essence have become as a little child.