“And that light, little one, is truth. It certainly is a new way of looking at it, at least, chiquita.”
“But, Padre, it is the only way,” she persisted.
“Bien, I would not say that you were mistaken, Carmen.”
“No, Padre, for we can prove it. And, look here,” she continued, referring to her list. “If the kingdom of heaven is within us, then everything that comes to us in life comes from within, and not from without. And so, things never happen, do they? Don’t you see?”
“I see,” he replied seriously, “that from the mouths of babes and sucklings comes infinite wisdom.”
“Well, Padre dear, wisdom is God’s light, and it comes through any one who is clean. It doesn’t make any difference how old or young that person is. Years mean nothing but––but zero.”
“How can you say that, chiquita?”
“Why, Padre, is God old?”
“No. He is always the same.”
“And we are really like Him?”