Ever since a conversation with a friend and mentor trying to deepen my understanding and my own personal theology of the child, I have noticed that most people do not realize babies are a part of humanity. What I mean by that is where I got my title for this post. People see babies and think "Oh, they're so perfect." This is even ingrained into our minds through television. Two of my shows that I try to keep up with from this week referenced babies as perfect. Yes, babies are wonderful and I would love to have one, but that doesn't change the fact that they are a part of a fallen, human race. They are not perfect. The second that they hit walking or speaking times, we see their ability to do what they want to do--to be selfish. (Written two months ago and drafted for some reason).
And now, I've had the opportunity to hang out with my new nephew (born two weeks-ish after the above paragraph). However, my thoughts were not that he is perfect. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE him to death. And I think the world of him. Yet, I know he has been born into this fallen world and my prayer over my nephew was that he be protected from the things of this world. I know that he will have his own issues some day, but I prayed that God would help him through those problems. I prayed that he would be always know the love, grace, and peace of the Godhead. I prayed that he would never know a day without Christ that he would always want to serve and follow the Lord. It bothers me that people, even Christians, think children are perfect. Yet, they are still a wonderful gift from God.
