What I Learned in Preschool

The thing I have learned most from working with children is that there is always someone in our lives in need of something. There is always someone sick or injured, lonely or depressed, hungry or tired & in need of aid. Yesterday I watched as the youngest child in my class wondered around the playground alone. She must feel left out, friendless, I thought. In that moment, I understood her completely & though, as an adult I could not fill her need of a playmate, I could facilitate its coming about by calling another child to become aware of her need. "Pretend she is your little sister," I told an older classmate, "Be her friend because she doesn't have one here. I was filled with joy as I watched their interactions thereafter. This is what it must feel like for Heavenly Father as he sees us run to the aid of his other children. He places a thought to act in our minds & rejoices as we rise to the call, filling a need where he himself cannot step in. I want to feel this specific joy more in my life, & I know how frequently the opportunity will come if I but listen & watch for it. May I, as I tell the children in my class, have listening ears, looking eyes, and helping hands. This is my prayer today.