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The world has a way of defining for my granddaughters who they are! So it was that as I sat in church a few years back,  and watched three of them sing with all the other children, I couldn’t help but think how sad that is, as this world can be harsh. It’s ferocious on young girls these days. Are they smart enough, good-looking enough, talented enough? Are they successful? Do they wear the right clothes? Do they come from a good enough home? Are they “ENOUGH” as a person? Will they ever feel that they are measuring up to the standards of our society?

Then, like a shot of golden sunlight entering the chapel, the children sang a song that was familiar to me. It began:

“I am a child of God, and He has sent me here.”

I can’t quite describe what came over me, but it was very emotional. They were singing what I so desperately wanted them to know and internalize. Because if they did, they would not let the world define who they are, because they are far more than how this world might define them. They are daughters of a loving Father who watches over and loves them. They are far better than the world imagines. They are eternal and have eternal worth. They are infinitely more than the cut of their clothes, the smoothness of their skin, or the talents they bear. They are royalty! They really are Princesses! Not of the world of Disney but of another world where their birthright is unquestionable, and their destination is sure.

As I listened to their sweet voices, I wanted them to know it was true, to feel it, to know that those words were the most important words they would ever sing. If they believed and had faith in the words they were singing, they would never let the world define and shape them in its image. No, they would understand that they are of a noble birthright and that they have eternal value. And that is what I most want for them.