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  By Karen Wilber
  03/10/08
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Time
This day
God seen through
Little boy eyes
Sunday School lesson
Let children come to me
Crayon-scribbled Noah’s Ark
Sing me a song about Jesus
I hold his hand as we walk to church
He hops over puddles to preschool class
He points to the cross and says, “Jesus loves me.”
“And I love you, too,” so I tell him each Sunday
Stories of Daniel and David and Joseph
Teach courage and faithfulness unto God
He’s small, but he’ll grow to be mighty
Tell me the story of Jesus
He died and he rose again
“Jesus loves me, mommy.”
“And I love you, too.”
His hand in mine
So glad I
Took the
Time

Time
Someday
God will wait
Weekend errands
Sleep in on Sunday
Push the children away
He’s too small to understand
Perhaps at Christmas, Easter time
Drive past a church, see children laughing
But we have a schedule to keep today
He points to the cross and says, “Who is Jesus?”
“I don’t really know, son.” I tell him we’ll find out
Too busy today, maybe we’ll go next week
Who teaches him courage and faithfulness?
Small boy, grown older, finds himself lost
“Now’s the time,” I say, “Let us go.”
“No thanks,” as he waves goodbye
Does he know I love him?
Too soon he’s grown up
His hand lets go
I wish I’d
Taken
Time