They are signs along the Way-pointing to the heart of our faith, pointing to God. I've been guided by many such signs in my work as a catechist with young children. At age 5, Lizzy drew a picture in church one day. The girl is me, with love around me. The people at the top are praying, they are sad because of Jesus on the cross.
Young children are rich in love.
Lizzy shows this in her picture with herself surrounded by love, Jesus surrounded by love, and the compassionate sadness of his friends because he is on the cross. One of the ways children have surprised me is that some of their favorite songs communicate confidence in God's love in the midst of life's trials. One boy, at age 4, requested this song week after week during a difficult year when his parents were getting a divorce. He always sang it with great joy. He didn't speak of the tensions at home until two years later, but he had a song that voiced his hope during a troublesome time.