0                    o                     O
    O           o                    0        o

             o                         O                       0                        o

"Welcome Home, Little One"
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With a huge smile, Jesus reached out His hand
to welcome His Little One.       
She only hesitated a moment           o        0
before she reached toward Him,
and He bent down and lifted her          0
in His strong arms.
As soon as she was encircled in the safety of His arms,
she gave Jesus a big, lovey hug,         
completely unafraid,          o                    0
and snuggled close as He began
to sing a happy melody just for her.                     
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A tiny smile began
to turn up the corners of her mouth,
growing, and curving her rosebud lips,       0
until she and her Friend
broke into giggles together.           O
Then, as the giggles became peals of laughter,
they could see bubbles of joy   o                 0
floating high in the air,                   o
making tinkling sounds,
as though the angels were
playing giggle-tunes on musical bells
just beyond the nearest puffy white cloud.

Little One was home.


Jesus said,
"Permit the children to come to Me;
do not hinder them;
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
"Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive
the kingdom of God like a child
shall not enter it at all."