Child of God

I sing "I am a Child Of God" to Eli each night before he goes to sleep. It's a song I have known since I was young. Here are the lyrics:

1. I am a child of God,

And he has sent me here,

Has given me an earthly home

With parents kind and dear.

[Chorus]

Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,

Help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do

To live with him someday.

2. I am a child of God,

And so my needs are great;

Help me to understand his words

Before it grows too late.

3. I am a child of God.

Rich blessings are in store;

If I but learn to do his will

I’ll live with him once more.

I love this song and what it teaches. I want Eli to know that God loves him and has a plan for him and his life.

It is a pretty simple concept that some people don't know or believe, but I'm glad I do.

I remember a Radiohead concert I went to at Red Rocks in 2003 I think. It was great music and great weather, but one song was really memorable. The song was "Paranoid Android " the very last lyrics of the song are "God loves His children" and I remember looking at all the hundreds of people there and thinking that God loves ALL these people and they are ALL His children! At that moment I understood that God loves Everyone regardless of their good or bad choices! I've thought about that moment often through the years.