Me, pointing to the Holy Family statue in our room: Matt, this is Baby Jesus.
Matt, all eyes and ears: (silence)
Me, pointing to the Crucifix: And here is Jesus on the cross.
Me, pointing to His hands and feet: Jesus is nailed here, here and here. (So there's) blood on His hands and feet. Hurt. Jesus is hurt.
Matt wriggled in my arms and try to reach for the Crucifix placed on top of the cabinet. Tentatively.
Me, trying to calm him with my hand rythmically moving up and down his back: No, Matt. No.
Matt was not stilled. He continued shooting his hand to the Crucifix.
Me, wondering : Maaatt...Why?
Matt, still grasping, almost frantically now: Hug, hug.
Me, still and quiet for a second: Ohhh... (in understanding).
It dawned on me that in his young mind, getting hurt means getting more than ample doses of hugs and kisses to make the pain "gone na."
Picture credit: www.picturesofjesus4you.com
Matt wriggled in my arms and try to reach for the Crucifix placed on top of the cabinet. Tentatively.
Me, trying to calm him with my hand rythmically moving up and down his back: No, Matt. No.
Matt was not stilled. He continued shooting his hand to the Crucifix.
Me, wondering : Maaatt...Why?
Matt, still grasping, almost frantically now: Hug, hug.
Me, still and quiet for a second: Ohhh... (in understanding).
It dawned on me that in his young mind, getting hurt means getting more than ample doses of hugs and kisses to make the pain "gone na."
Picture credit: www.picturesofjesus4you.com
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[...]presents Crizematt: Simple Terms
The simplicity of a child
Reaching up, grasping,
To comfort, to hold, to caress.
The simplicity of a child
Trying to take away the hurt of the Hurting One[...]
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