walk to God

I found this story in the magazine my kids get called Take Out. It really has a lot of meaning.

                                                                      

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A man came to this teacher and said: "Teacher, when I was a child I felt very close to God. Now that I am older, it seems as if God has left me, or perhaps it is I who have left. In either case, I feel far away from God. I am not sure what to do."

The teacher answered him: "When you teach a child to walk, at first you stand very close. The child can only take one step, and then you must catch him. But, as he grows, you move farther and farther away, so that he can walk to you. God has not abandoned you. Like a good parent, God has moved farther away, but is still close by, waiting for you. Now you must learn to walk to God."