Article April 2, 2007 Issue

MOVING ASIDE THE STONE OF THOUGHT

BY SUSAN BOOTH MACK

First appeared on spirituality.com on October 24, 2006

The prophet Isaiah wasn't exaggerating when he said, "... and a little child shall lead them" (11:6). Over and over again, my eight-year-old grandson, Collin, shares such profound spiritual glimpses with me that they don't just lead me—they propel me into accepting a more spiritual view of myself and others.

It happened recently as I was telling Collin the Easter story. When we got to the part where Jesus had to roll the stone away from the mouth of the tomb, I told him that this rock was huge—way too big for one man to move by himself.

So I said, "Collin, how do you think he was able to move that big stone?"

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