I started to read the verse to John, "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep..."   "And my sheep know me!"  John proudly, and loudly exclaimed! 

John is what most would call "developmentally disabled."  I would call him, "faith enabled."  He knows Jesus; Jesus knows him.  He loves Jesus.  Jesus loves him.  He loves going to church, and taking communion, and saying the Lord's prayer out loud.  He gave his pastor a hug, and, truth be told, his pastor needed a hug that day.

Jesus once said, "Anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

Sometimes I forget what that means...John reminded me this week.  Thank you, John.  God, please bring more like John into my life on a regular basis, so I am reminded of what simple faith is.