I just went out to eat with my family. As we were sitting there, I noticed two little girls sitting at a table across the restaurant. They were giggling and happy, enjoying their food and each other.

After they were finished eating, one of them started singing the song “Jesus Loves Me”. After a couple of measures, the other girl joined in saying: “You aren’t singing loud enough, Jesus can’t hear you!”

The sound filled the entire restaurant. I sat there beaming knowing that Jesus’ name was being lifted up by two girls who simply didn’t know any better. They did not know they should be embarrassed. They did not know that a song about Jesus might be offensive to some atheist, some radical Islamic person, or to “People for the American Way.” They just had innocent and brave enough to sing and say what was in their hearts without fear.

The beauty of it all was, who’s going to complain about two little kids singing? Everyone just had to listen. They probably sang it ten times!

I’m afraid too many of us have gotten to the place where we “know better” than to do something like that. We skip praying over a meal so as not to be embarrassed or offend. We keep our live for Jesus quiet when we should be out there compelling people to come to Jesus.

When the girls finished, I gave them a round of applause and told them I was proud of them. My only regret is that I did not join them in singing before they stopped.

Maybe next time I’ll be more innocent and more brave.

“Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so.”