{"id":5547,"date":"2019-04-18T18:51:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T17:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=5547"},"modified":"2019-04-18T18:51:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T17:51:33","slug":"the-heart-of-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2019\/04\/18\/the-heart-of-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"The heart of a child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-the-world-over.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5539\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-the-world-over.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-the-world-over.jpg 337w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-the-world-over-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s being ready to find complete joy playing peek-a-boo with a total stranger,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5540\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids.jpg 418w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>having color blind friendships,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-holding-on.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5534\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-holding-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-holding-on.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/blog-kids-holding-on-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>or holding tight to a papa\u2019s hands because you love, trust and respect him, the simple accepting heart of a child is what the Lord wants for us.\u00a0 If we each had the simple faith of a child, what a different place this world would be!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=5547&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s being ready to find complete joy playing peek-a-boo with a total stranger, having color blind friendships, or holding tight to a papa\u2019s hands because you love, trust and respect him, the simple accepting heart of a child is &hellip; 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