Bosco is a little boy from the school we worked at last week. He is young, in the baby class so he is some where around the age of 4. He is the cutest little boy in the world. We bonded over tickling to start. I was assigned to help in the kitchen on the second day and as I was peeling potatoes he came up. We started playing. I would tell him to lift his hands up and then I would tickle him. This went on for a while before he realized he could get me back. This was the start of our friendship. After lunch was chill time. Bosco found me again. I had no idea at the time that it was the same kid from the morning, but he motioned for me to pick him up so of course I did. This started the hours of holding that would take place that day. I held him for the rest of the day until his mom came to get him. He didn’t sleep, but just laid his head in my shoulder. He was so content to just be held and loved on a little. I fell in love. The next day as I got to school he came running up to me. I picked him up and then got to play with him all day long. This was a day filled with playing. We laughed, tried to talk to each other, and he and his friends loved playing with my watch. They love to figure out which button makes it light up and then hit that button over and over and over again. The next day was our last day. I was sad that we would be leaving that day. But the same thing happened I came in and Bosco found me. I picked him up and held him for hours. This day I started thinking and singing and praying over Bosco. I started to realize that the little bit of love I have for Bosco is nothing in comparison to the love that God has for him. I also started to realize that like that first day when I just held Bosco for hours and he was just happy to be held is I think how God desires us to be. That we should just be at peace and so content to be sitting in the presence of God. That God loves us and all the things I was praying for Bosco God desires for us. He desires us to grow in Him, to depend on Him, to learn to just sit in his lap and hug him.
God is teaching me a lot about myself and about His desires for his children. I can’t wait to see all the God has in store for the rest of this trip.
I pray that you all learn to grow in God. Try today just sitting with Him and experiencing his embrace.
