The kingdom of God belongs to children. For this reason we can be led to
the divine truth only if we have the childlike spirit. Certainly that does
not mean that we should not be real men and women; the childlike spirit is
not childish but rather unites itself with real manhood and real
womanhood.
It is the spirit of confident trust, of humility and endurance – the
spirit
that rejoices and loses itself in the object of its love and is released
from self-contemplation. It gives itself completely, unaware of strain and
sacrifice, and spends itself as though absorbed in play. It is the spirit
of courage, for the true child – like the true man or woman – is never
afraid or fearful. It is the answer to all our needs, for the childlike
spirit comes from the Holy Spirit. And we must believe that this Spirit
really exists and that we can receive it.
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