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wow 2 blogs in one day! but i had to write about this…

i took my son on a walk today to the nearby elementary school to let him run around and chill on the courts (so he can be acclimated to the game at a young age )…as i got there 2 little boys came running over from the playground and asked if they could play with my basketball…being the cool old guy i am, i of course obliged their request and we all began playing and chatting while trying to keep an eye on my son…

the elder of the 2 was 7 years old and his younger brother 3…their parents were nowhere to be found…come to find out they are being raised by their mom and older sister…in the middle of this entire convo and shooting hoops and chasing my son around the little one picked up the ball and starting backing in to me…i was thinking “ok ok, little man got some post moves!”  but in actuality he was asking me to pick him up so he could reach the hoop and try to make a shot…i almost lost it right there on the court…my son just kind of looked at me like “uhhh why are you holding this other boy??”  but it has been the prayer of Amanda and I that our children would be lovers of all people…that in the depths of their hearts they would know that all people are loved and desired by God Almighty…

This incident spoke profoundly in the depths of my soul…it screamed GOSPEL GOSPEL GOSPEL…the boldness of this little boy to look up to me and say “hold me, hold me”… that is the same cry of the world i think…desperately seeking and searching for a Savior that would just hold them…the only problem is that most people come with a mindset thinking they need to be clean first in order to be held and loved…when actuality is just like this little dirty kid from the neighborhood…with dirt all over himself and candy stains on his face he just came boldly to me and asked to be held…thats what we have in Jesus…thats the Gospel…just thought you should know…

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