If He Had His Way

If Samuel had his way,
he would spend every evening doing this:

He absolutely adores mowing the grass.
But not just mowing it on his own.
He wants his papa to be mowing right alongside of him.
It is the sweetest thing.

Each morning he asks his papa if they will mow tonight.
Each morning his papa says "maybe."
All day he asks his mama if Papa will be coming back
and when he does get home if they
will mow.

Today I told him that the grass needed to dry out
in order to be able to mow.
This afternoon when he saw me after I had been
at an appointment the first thing he asked was,
"Papa mow?"
It was sunny out and the grass had dried.
I told him most likely yes.
He jumped with joy and shouted with glee.

What a wonderful picture of how we should
respond to doing the work of our "Papa."

Lord,
Help us to have a similar attitude to
that which Samuel has.
He is so eager to participate in the work
of his papa.
Give us eager hearts to participate
in Your work, God.
Amen.