When Babies Dream

Kristi and I drove to Searcy, Arkansas today to visit her grandparents and her friends from college. While we are here we are staying with her good friends Ginger, Dustin and their 2 month old baby Hannah. Tonight, Kristi and I are watching Hannah while Ginger and Dustin cleaned the church building and we are beginning to get a feeling of what parenting is going to feel like. I have loved so much watching Kristi hold her and rock her because it is such a clear glimpse into the future of what a wonderful mother she is going to be. A baby in her arms becomes her and it so clear that God put her on this earth to be a mother. A few minutes ago, while Hannah was sleeping we went in to check on her. She was so beautiful, sleeping there peacefully and would squeak and smile while she was dreaming. Then this question came to mind as she continued to make noises and grin. Does the pure, sweet mind of a child see the most amazing images of a God that we can't begin to fathom? Does this tiny human child who is just a few months in existence smile as she sees the angels dance and play in her minds eye? Are there beautiful pictures of a land of rest that we strive toward everyday? This baby knows nothing of earthly pleasures that would make her smile, so there is only one who can paint pictures so beautiful and pleasing that an infant can grasp. I believe that little Hannah sees things in her dreams that we in our flawed human flesh cannot. I know that one day those images will fade from her mind and she will begin her journey to get to Heaven where those images will be eternal and tangible. The truth is that we are called to be like baby Hannah, we are called to be like a little child so that we can inherit the Kingdom of God. I envy Hannah tonight, she is closer to God than any of us will ever be on this earth. She is in a place now, while on this earth that one day I pray to be, that is resting safely in the arms of God.