If Jesus was your child...

If Jesus was your child,
Would you leave him there,
To cry himself to sleep?

If Jesus was your child,
Would you ignore his cries,
And say he has to learn?

Or would you hold him close,
And console him,
As he would console you?

If Jesus was your child,
Would you complain that he
Only sucks for comfort?

If Jesus was your child,
Would you make him
Get used to hunger?

Or would you pick him up
And feed him at your breast;
Nourishing and comforting,
As he would care for you?

If Jesus was your child,
Would you shout at him,
For acting like a child?

If Jesus was your child,
Would you deprive him of
Your love 'til he complies?

Or would you cuddle him
And explain where he's gone wrong?
Help him to understand
Each new feeling that he has?

Would you change your style
Of parenting,
If Jesus was your child?

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’" (Matthew 25:40 TNIV)