Monthly Archives: August 2013

“BEFORE”

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In the publication called “newborn2five,” March 2013, parents are introducing  their 2012’s babies. The name of the baby is given, the date of birth, the weight and there is also a brief message.

“We loved you even before we met you. You made our fmily whole – a beautiful blessing. Lots of love, Mum and Dad.” That is one of the messages.

When I read “We loved you even before we met you,” I remembered more things that happened “before”.

In the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah, we are reading about the call of the prophet.

In Jeremiah 1:5 the Lord does not only say to Jeremiah, ‘”Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,…'” but he says also ‘”before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.'”

And this is what Paul writes in the Bible to the saints in Ephesus. Right at the beginning of the letter he writes “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”

“Earthly Dad’s love their babies before they are born and I am glad that my heavenly Father chose me before the creation of the world. 

Relationships / Futures

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Reading a good number of Early Childhood Learning Centres advertisements (newborn2five, march 2013), I noticed the two words RELATIONSHIP and FUTURE occuring again and again.

One Early Childhood Learning Centre advertises an “environment where children form trusting relationships.” I am reading also in some ads that children are taught to “relate positively to others.” “Developing meaningful relationships” is also taught.

There is no doubt that early Childhood Learning Centres are aware of the importance of relationships.

(But let us never forget that there is one relationship, which is of uttermost importance, and that is the relationship with our creator.)

“Helping Build Children’s Futures” advertises EDUCARE NORTH. Another ad says, “Little steps towards great futures!”

Early Childhood Learning Centres are also aware of the importance of children’s futures.

What is now the best way to help a child to build a future?

The best way to help children build big futures is to teach them that they can have a living relationship with their creator.

“Give your child a great start,” says the KINDERGARTEN ad in the above mentioned publication. The greatest start you can give your child is to tell them about the LOVE OF GOD!