To know that we are children of God is to live in complete love with deep abiding security and the ability to dream, to sing, to create, to laugh, and to play without worry. It is a freedom to love—with full trust and confidence—the creatures whom God has sent to us in our world. As we grow older, we face a new reality. We cannot approach all God’s creation with the same trust and confidence. We learn, through sometimes hurtful and damaging experiences, that some people reject the ability that God gave them to love and respect others—they ignore God’s call to love and respect others. Source: www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth