become as a little child

Jesus said, be born again – become as a little child. Was that because the children know the wonder of the world? For them each breath brings new delight. Every color, texture, and sound is a marvel to explore. They look upon the world and find it good. Like Adam in the Garden they see all things as new and beautiful. Their caves are not yet built. Can I leave mine and follow them?

The Lord’s Question: Thoughts on the Life of Response by Dennis Rasmussen. Brigham Young University Press. April 1985. Chapter Two, “Do Not I Fill Heaven and Earth?” p.16, 17

they teach him life itself

The scriptures do not teach man just a way of life – they teach him life itself. Thry surround him with the things of God, both visible and invisible. In scripture common things return to their origin and show themselves anew, fresh from the hand of God. Shepherds and sheep, lilies and seeds, water and bread bear cosmic meaning. They display the Divine signature for all who are willing to see. To the skeptic who asks where God is, his creation responds, where is he not? To Moses the Lord said, “And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual.” (Moses 6:63.) The beginning of wisdom is wonder, and the object of wonder is the created world.

The Lord’s Question: Thoughts on the Life of Response by Dennis Rasmussen. Brigham Young University Press. April 1985. Chapter Two, “Do Not I Fill Heaven and Earth?” p.15