“Who does Jesus love?” the leader asked the toddlers seated on the floor. Then Donna turned the mirror in her hand around and pointed it toward a little girl. “Jesus loves Becca!” she exclaimed.
“Who does Jesus love?” the teacher asked again. One by one, she repeated the process until each child in the room had been named while looking at his or her reflection.
As the leader put the mirror away in preparation for the next part of the lesson, twenty-month-old Roman stretched his arms toward the shelf. “More Geezush!” he pleaded.
When my daughter Holly told me about my grandson’s comment at church that morning, I felt overwhelmed with a longing to be with them instead of so far away. But those two words, “More Geezush!” stuck in my mind.
I realized something important: It was only natural that I should miss my children and grandchildren and yearn for them, since that came from the love that God had given me for them. But the deepest longing of my heart should be for Jesus—to know Him more intimately, to love Him more deeply, and to follow Him more faithfully.
No matter what problems and needs I’m struggling with, what I really need is more Jesus. Writing for Mornings with Jesus intensified that desire for more of His presence in my life, more understanding of what it means to live for Him. I hope that the devotions in the book will have that same effect on readers. After all, who doesn’t need “More Geezush!” in their life?
