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Where there is a child, there is love. Children love honestly, truly, faithfully, and unconditionally. They love you with all of their hearts, souls, and minds, even if they themselves do not know why.
Here are some examples of a child’s love.

I miss you
My brother-in-law was in the hospital at the end of June 2004 for four days (three nights), two of my sisters-in-law spent a lot of time with me. The littlest one is Sarah, she was nine at the time. While at my house on his second day, she talked to him on the phone. I had asked her if she wanted to, as I was calling up there anyway, and she never would give me an answer. When I finished talking to him, I handed her the phone and left the room for a few minutes. I returned just in time to hear her say to him, “I miss you.”

A baby’s kisses
There’s nothing sweeter than a baby’s kisses. Maybe it’s because it comes from a baby or because they have not quite learned to make their lips give a “real” kiss, or maybe it’s because they love unconditionally. They love anyone who shows even the least bit of interest in them, and even sometimes those who do not.
I remember the first time my son gave me a kiss, he grabbed my face, pulled me to his open mouth, and pressed his mouth against my cheek and, “mmmmmm,” he said.
Then there was the first time he gave me a hug. I had changed his diaper first thing in the morning and stood him up on the changing table, he leaned forward throwing his arms around my neck and squeezed me tight, “ahhhhhhh,” he said.

Trust
Along with love, a child trusts. My little boy trusts me so much that after changing his diaper, I can stand back from the changing table about two feet and while holding my hands, he will still try to walk towards me. He does not care about the “canyon” between us, he knows I will not let him fall. All he thinks about is how he wants to be held by his Mommy, and that is all that matters.

So what have we learned today?
…who is the greatest? Except you become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom; whoever humbles as this little child, the same is greatest. And whoever receives one such little child, receives me. - based on Matthew 18:1-5.