A little girl had somehow received a bad cut in the soft flesh of her eyelid.  The doctor knew that some stitches were needed, but he also knew that because of the location of the cut, he should not use an anesthetic.  He talked with the little girl and he told her what he must do… and asked her if she thought she could stand the touch of the needle without jumping.  She thought for a moment, and then said simply, "I think I can if Daddy will hold me while you do it."  So the father took his little girl in his lap, steadied her head against his shoulder, and held her tightly in his arms.  The surgeon then quickly did his work… and sewed up the cut in her eye-lid… and the little girl did not flinch.  She just held on tight to her Father.

That's a parable for us in our spiritual lives and a graphic reminder that whatever we have to face, we can hold on tight to our Father… and He will see us through.  There's a word for that… it's called TRUST or FAITH.  It's surely what Jesus had in mind when he said, "Unless you become like a little child, you cannot enter the kingdom of God."