inspired by a first grader

One of my co-worker teachers has a girl in first grade. she comes to stay in the afternoon and usually waits till all my preschool kids go home. She makes sure i reserve a few hours to just play with her and give her some quality attention. She showed me her bible that she got from school. She started telling me how she understood historical narratives like Adam and Eve, Moses and how Jesus died for our sins. She told me how Jesus is God, and how she accepted him as her Savior. Then she told me about how to pray. And how it's like talking to anyone else, or like a mom or dad. And how we can thank God, or say that we're sorry for things we've done. She then told me of all the things she was thankful for.

She talked about certain character traits or virtues like forgiveness, kindness, and loving others. I was impressed at how much she knew and how proud she was to have a relationship with God. i definitely wasn't as smart as how some kids are now. A first grader reading the bible and praying kind of blew my mind. In a way, it was refreshing to hear the basic theological concepts through a little girl. She understood them quite simply and accepted them as truth to live by. Her faith and trust were very genuine and simplistic. In a way it was a fresh reminder to pray and give thanks to God. oh and then she painted my nails with glittery nail polish.

There are some preschool students in particular that always really brighten my day. It's such a joy to spend time with them and care for them. They are so playful and full of smiles. It's nice getting a bunch of hugs and listening to all the things on their mind. They really like being thrown in the air, which usually takes a lot of energy after 5-10 times. And they reach up saying, "Again! Again! One more time! pleeeease!" A lot of them really enjoy pretend play. They pretend im the airplane pilot and we're going to disney land. They pretend to be babies, puppies and kittens. They also really like imaginary food lol. They teach me to live in the present and to enjoy simple pleasures.