I learned a new word this week: neoteny. Neoteny is the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal. While the word is typically usually used to describe characteristics of non-human animals, it applies to us as well. Gaining maturity is typically viewed as a positive, natural part of getting older, and in a lot of ways, it is. But then there is that verse in the Bible: "Unless we change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Last night, our group talked about how to do that. Here are some of our ideas: Play more. Laugh more. Learn more. Trust more. Love more. I think most of us could use a little more neoteny in our lives, and I know God will smile down on us if we do.
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