The faith of my niece

Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

This year, my niece could not go to Sunday school. Her father had arranged for chinese tuition on Sunday mornings for her and her parents said she could not go for Sunday school.

She had prayed to go to church for a few years previously and last year, she managed to go for the last quarter of the year. I was disappointed.

The year went on, she attended tuition class with her brother. I thought she had forgotten about church. However, during the March holidays, the first thing she told her mum was she will attend church as there was no Chinese tuition. I guess she will not attend Sunday class as she was too embarrassed to walk in for just one lesson. I was very touched by her faith. That early morning, she set her alarm to wake up very early and attended 7.30am service with my sister and me.

This weekend, she asked her mum whether she could attend church with us as she has no class on Good Friday and the Easter service was at a timing she could make it in time for her Sunday tuition. Her mum said yes. Again I was quite in awe at her faith and persistence in trying to find a chance to go to church whenever she could, as a child.

Eng Ching has shared about her niece’s openness. I am now sharing about my niece’s faith. May we learn from them and continue to teach them about God’s love and to open our hearts to God like they do.

Prayer: Dear Lord Almighty, I love your little children. Thank you for my niece and her faith. Please protect her and preserve her faith and let it continue to grow more each day. I pray you would continue to open the doors to the little children and let them come to you, in Jesus name.