Like a Child

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I want to laugh like a child,

To dwell in the ‘now’,

Not what has passed or what is to come.

I wish to become one who laughs from the heart,

That clear, radiant sound that awakens the downcast,

Drawing smiles unbidden.

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I want to laugh like a child,

Revealing my heart with nothing to hide,

Only dreams to be shared,

That sweet, simple faith

That lambent north star, the enduring guide,

That gives us strength to continue.

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I want to laugh like a child,

Who has never felt alone,

But understands, even in solitude,

Their Father’s love;

The truth yet uncorrupted, inherently known,

That cradles in pure peace.

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I want to remember the truth,

That has been obscured by the weight of my years.

So remake my heart, Beloved, and help me cast away

These ephemeral terrors,

that choke

and wound

and strangle

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Father,

Lend me Your strength to face them each day,

As they plot my suffering,

As they contend for my soul.

Oh, let me laugh in spite, secure in Your peace,

Like a child.

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