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Out of the Mouth of Babes

Photo illustrated by Wellspring Community School

A guest post written by Grace Van Bemmel

At one time I was a Montessori schoolteacher. My class was a lovely group of children; hardworking, obedient, and disciplined. One day, the principal told me that I would have a new boy in my classroom in a few weeks and that he was quite a handful.

Well, he came and the first few days were fine. Then one day he became very angry. He threw himself on the floor and started screaming and yelling. All the children became very quiet and they all just stared at him – including me. I did not quite know how to handle this situation, so I remained quiet. Then suddenly a little boy came up to him and said, “You are a baby!” He stopped the yelling and screaming and he never did it again.

It was a good lesson for us all. We can wait on God and we can listen quietly and humbly for His angel messages. The wonderful thing was that the boys very simply solved this problem themselves and I did not need to do anything. It was God’s responsibility, not mine.

This verse from Psalms wonderfully sums up this idea: “Be still, and know that I am God.”

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6 Responses to “Out of the Mouth of Babes”

  1. Pamela says:
    February 28, 2012 at 10:06 am

    LOVED IT! Isn’t it great when kids just step right in. They have no fear, they just call it like it is.

  2. Marc Thompson says:
    February 28, 2012 at 10:27 am

    Thank you Grace for this wonderful short and to the point example of calmly relying on God’s law of adjustment!

  3. Ginny Nilsen says:
    February 28, 2012 at 11:50 am

    I witnessed a similar situation when our pre-schooler was stung many times by bees. Her playmate, seeing and hearing her crying and screaming, said, “Remember what you learned in Sunday School.” Sudden silence, and the end of any discomfort.

  4. Sharon says:
    February 28, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    A member of our church recently shared a statement that her Sunday School teacher wrote on a 3/5 card for her when she was a teenager. It said. ” It is not your responsibility… It is your response to God’s ability!”. Your sharing is a great reminder of this. Thank you!

  5. Evelyn says:
    February 28, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    Lovely reminder to always start by waiting for God’s response – through babes or strangers or our own thoughts.

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