From the mouths of babes...

A friend tells this recent story of his 3 year old...

We had a series of rain showers yesterday that left us mostly cloudy all day long, a weird thing for Texans who are so used to the sun. At the end of the day, just in time for the setting of the sun, the ceiling of clouds began to part, and the sun could be seen from the horizon. It was casting beautiful hues of reds, blues, purples, and yellows all about the scattering ceiling of clouds.

My friend's 3 year old was particularly interested in one big purple cloud. "Mom," she said. "Is that the cloud that Jesus is coming back on?"

My friend had been leading devotionals with her family throughout the month of Advent. They focused on the return of Jesus and his second coming. The kids, apparently, were soaking up the stories.

It caught my friend off guard. She was worried about getting to the store on time to purchase one more Christmas gift, then loading everyone back in the car to be back home in time for dinner. She was caught up in 'lesser things.' Her 3 year old was spot on. She was looking for Jesus' return.

Where have you seen Jesus today, or even signs of his return?