“Mommy, come quick! There’s a monster in my room!” cried Mark. When Mother came she tried to tell Mark that there wasn’t any such thing as a monster, but he still seemed a little afraid.
“Mark, Jesus is here with you. He won’t let anything hurt you. He loves you very much,” Mother said. “Isn’t Jesus afraid of anything?” asked Mark.
“Oh, no. He doesn’t have to be afraid of anything. Don’t you remember when He told the big wind and the big waves to be still, and they became calm? They had to do what He said because He is God’s Son. So you don’t have to be afraid of monsters or anything else with Jesus here to take care of you.”
“Okay, Mommy, you can go downstairs,” said Mark. “Jesus will take care of me.” He snuggled down with his blanket and went off to sleep.
ML-12/28/1980