Here’s my plan: I’m going to Disney World. No, I don’t mean for a vacation. My plan is to move to Florida when I retire and get a job at Disney World. It doesn’t matter much to me whether I’m assigned to blow up balloons or take tickets or sell ice cream; I just wanna work there. Why? Because I’ve seen something amazing there. I’m not talking about the rides or the castle or the shows or the landscaping.
I’m talking about wonder, the wonder that you can see on the faces of kids when they enter the Magic Kingdom. It’s a tonic that’s good for what ails ya and you can see it dozens, even hundreds of times a day in a Disney park. I can’t think of anything better than causing a kid to break into a wide-eyed, open-mouthed grin of pure joy.
Jesus said that unless we could recapture our child-like joy and wonder, we couldn’t enter HIS magic kingdom — the Kingdom of God. And the Kingdom of God is even better than Disney World…and certainly closer.
Every year I get to see the faces of kids who come to Vacation Bible School at Riverbend. They have that wonder-full expression. So do those who come to the Hallelujah Hoedown. I see them in the petting zoo, chasing down a bunny or a tiny piglet, and sometimes the child squeals more than the little pig…with delight. With considerably less budget than Disney, our children’s ministry is still able to share the precious gift of wonder.
Perhaps you wouldn’t consider moving to Florida. Would you at least consider being part of the kingdom right here? If you have a heart for kids, there are plenty of ways you can share it. And when you do, you’ll have the same joyful expression on YOUR face. Try it. Take the step…a baby step.
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