ZIGZAG

A few days ago, I was teaching an eight year old, helping to prepare her for the time she will tell a priest when she has been a bit naughty. We met in our living room, sipping peppermint tea as we chatted, feet curled up under us. In the midst of our dialogue about living the way God wants us to, she abruptly jumped off the couch. With excitement, she declared she had a way to show me how God wants us to behave. Walking across the living room, she held her arms down, keeping a 'straight line' as she walked. She told me that was the right path to take. On the way back to the couch, her arms were flying every which way, as were her feet, zigzagging across the room. She called out that this was the wrong path, taking her all the places which weren't right. At times, it is an innocent child who can give us the biggest lesson!