Now I Am Grown

©1995 Susan Noyes Anderson

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When I was a child, I spake as a child;
I saw as a child would see.
When I was a child, I conquered the world,
secure on my father’s knee.

When I was a child, my mom’s gentle eyes
held all of the answers true,
but now I am grown – I stand on my own,
doing what Jesus would do.

I know of His love, to be gathered and shared,
comforting all through the night.
I know how He lived – how He died, saving me –
the Way and the Truth and the Light.

I know that I have a mission on earth
and permission to humbly pray.
As His child, small or grown, I am never alone.
He walks by my side every day.

Image by Daniel Logchies from Unsplash

If this poem resonates with you, you might also enjoy reading The Path of Discipleship and Peace, My Child.

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