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“And a little child will lead them” (Isaiah 11:6).
Not
long ago my boys and I spent more than two hours at the doctor’s
office. The boys, ages 2 and 7, had been well behaved for the hour and
30 minutes we’d been in the waiting room. But we were all tired and
hungry by the time we were shown into the examining room. I expected
the worst.
As the doctor and I talked, my boys sat on
chairs swinging their legs. As we talked more, I became aware of a low
rumbling sound coming from their corner. I stiffened in the assumption
that their good behavior was about to fall apart. Instead I realized
they were singing. As the doctor continued speaking, my boys sang with
increasing strength and volume. “Ky-ri-e e-le-i-son. Lord have mer-cy,”
came out of their mouths with sweetness, joy and great timing.
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