My reflections

Giving in to the urge to play with a newborn, I placed my index finger in the palm of the baby. Soon she grasped and clung to my finger. She wouldn't let go. This led me to think, creating ripples in my thoughts. A grasp reflex in neonates is caused when pressure is applied to the palm of a newborn, producing traction on the fingers' tendons, thus leading to a firm grip. As the baby grows, yielding to the inhibitions of the brain, this reflex disappears. This physiology of the reflex made me realize how closely this is related to my relationship with God.  That first encounter with Him when His firm yet tender pressure of His Love made me cling to Him!! Those first days when all I could think of was God alone!! How His love was imprinted on my heart and mind!!!  As I looked at the baby's hand still clinging to my finger, I started to wonder, do I still cling to His hand like I used to when I was a neonate in Him?!! Did I yield to the inhibitions of my rational mind and loos...