He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

-Matthew 18:2-3 (NIV)

It is often said that we must have the faith of a child. So let’s break that down. Children have no problem believing in the following:

• Unicorns
• Leprechauns
• Imaginary Friends
• Santa Claus
• The Tooth Fairy
• The Easter Bunny
• God (oops, I’m getting redundant)

Why do kids buy into these lies? Kids believe in myths because an authority tells them to. So the faith of a child is the blind acceptance of an authority whether that be parents, pastors, priests, or books.

I think we should instead appeal to the reason of adults.