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As Jesus was teaching one day, He found Himself overwhelmed and amazed by a group of children. “Be like this”, He entreated those that had gathered to hear Him speak. Why would He incite His followers to revert to childlike behavior? Perhaps it’s because in the process of becoming adults, we tend to forget who we are. We are His children, and when we trust openly, give freely, and love honestly, we are delightful in our childlike innocence. Is it possible to revert to that state as we face the trials and tribulations of adulthood? I think it is. Most of us would say that relationships, responsibilities and hardships have forced the child within us to grow cold and silent. After a few of life’s twists and turns and unplanned disasters we find it increasingly difficult to respond with unrestrained joy and giddy laughter. We find ourselves lost in the quagmire of difficulties that present themselves on a daily basis. It’s not easy to believe that we can live and trust like a child, while being ransacked throughout adulthood. For most of us, the childhood virtues that once fueled our passion and zest for life have not only grown cold and silent, we have pronounced them dead. In the book of Mark, we find a perfect example of Messiah’s ability to resurrect His children. In this story, the daughter of an important man had fallen gravely ill. The father went in search of Jesus to beg his help, but did not reach Him in time. News came that the young girl had died and it was too late. Jesus pushed through the throng of grieving relatives, admonishing them to believe differently; ‘she isn’t dead’, He said, ‘she’s just asleep.’ No pulse, no breath—the child had grown cold and silent. Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." Mark 5: 41 NKJ Immediately the child responded, no longer dead but healed and whole. Scripture gives us the story of the young girl’s restoration, but I find it easy to believe that the remainder of her life became an extraordinary journey. Having once been dead, but quickened to life by The Master’s touch, how could it have been any less? Imagine the impact His words, “Talitha, cumi” had on her from that time forward. Where ever she went, whatever she did; she was known as the child that was raised from the dead. Her life became a demonstration of God’s amazing grace. Jesus doesn’t ask what is impossible. Instead, He asks what seems ridiculously simple. The heartache, disappointments and pressures inherent in life can send our childlike virtues into a deep coma, but even near death, there is hope. “Talitha, cumi”. We can respond to His voice no matter what state we find ourselves in. Even when the child within us has grown cold and silent, and resurrection feels impossible, it isn’t. We can trust The Master’s voice to quicken us even from the deathbed of despair and dismay. We can live again, laugh again, love again, share again, trust again, and hope again. It is possible to return to the joys of our childhood when we take His hand. “Talitha, cumi.” Arise, little girl of God! Shout, sing, dance! The Messiah has come to effuse His life into the lifeless child within you. Let her rise up from that deathbed and taste the joys of life again!
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