He Must Become Greater....

He must become greater, I must become less. That was from John the Baptist, after the
disciples came to him in confusion about Jesus baptizing. John recognized that we must become less for Jesus to become more. That reminded me of Jesus teaching to the disciples saying "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." In both teachings Jesus was saying...that we...we must become less....so He can become more. The innocence of a child is so mesmerizing. I don't think I noticed it as much when our own daughter was little, but I notice more as I get older. I think the busyness of being a parent sometimes blinds us to the beauty of such. I remember my own little one, crawling into bed with me when she was not yet 3, I was still asleep when she peels open my eyelid with her little fingers....she looks as close as a 3 year old can...and says "are you in there mommy." The sleepliness of the moment soon left me as I began to laugh.... "Are you in there?" I've never forgotten that moment. I wish those moments were here again. What things would I change? Would I have seen less of me and more of her? I wonder does God sometimes crawl into bed with us peeling back our eyelids asking...."Am I in there?" May I become less.....so that you may become more. And when you peel back my eyelid....may you never have to ask "Am I in there?".....may you see yourself in my eyes.