Testimony of Healing February 19, 1996 Issue

The disciples of Christ Jesus once asked, "Who is the greatest...

Greig T. Strachan

The disciples of Christ Jesus once asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And Matthew's Gospel continues: "Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, ... Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (18:1–4).

I have always felt that I understood what Jesus was saying when he spoke of the "little child," but the deeper import of Jesus' reply to his disciples has been more fully elucidated for me since I became a father. What a blessing it is to experience daily a precious smile of pure joy or that loving embrace of innocence before we say good night.

In the infancy of my fatherhood I was confronted with a new challenge involving my "little child" and our special relationship. One evening I came home to find my daughter suffering from a fever. She was unable to keep her dinner down. Our normally happy and playful little girl was not happy about this condition, to say the least. I took her to her bedroom and tucked her into bed. As I closed the door, I endeavored for the sake of this dear child to shut the door of my thought on the material belief of suffering. I filled my consciousness with the knowledge that spiritual perfection is a reality for all God's children.

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