Daddy, I Want to Know God

Jesus Lives

After my publisher accepted my manuscript, my editor and I began the work of ensuring that I used language that children could understand. Almost finished, we had one verse left to tackle. Making the necessary changes, my editor was still not satisfied with the rhyming word combinations. Whew! I was stuck. I played with that 4-line verse repeatedly until I consulted with God Himself. Lord, I need your guidance, I prayed. The Holy Spirit spoke to me. I heard, “How can you speak of my death and not speak of my Resurrection? God does answer prayers. The words that defied me for days now came flowing like a gentle stream. Therefore, while children may feel sadness regarding the death of Jesus, the story does not end on Good Friday. Yes, salvation exists due to Jesus’s death and burial. However, God provides us complete salvation through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We can now look forward to Sunday morning with jubilation. He is risen! Jesus Lives!