Come to me as the child
Whether you agree/disagree with Christianity - most have heard the phrase come to me as the child. Everyone has a different perception of what is meant by the phrase, including myself. A child is born in full faith and trust in which the caregivers in life will provide for them, feed them and love them. The faith is strengthened in TRUST unless life proves differently - they still find trust before faith in life. As they grow faith seems to become stronger than trust in life. As an adult, they choose a path of worship and hold faith in the path - though trust no longer is predominant in life. Prayer to succeed, to prosper, to find hope through faith is common - TRUSTING that faith is all that is needed becomes a belief pattern. Putting TRUST as a precursor to faith, is less likely. Cycles continue and belief patterns tell them cycles are intended in life. Are they though? Cycles can be broken and new energies created by looking again at the child within. Wide eyed curiosity, ask...