13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.
14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” 15 And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left. (mt. 19:13-14)
My littles like to tell me a story about being in Sunday School one day. Their teacher, Miss. Rita, knows what she's doing. My girls have come home from her classes excited about the bible, about learning, about the stories that she makes come alive for them... &... i'll admit it... they're excited about the candy. So this day - she was doing her thing... when suddenly she said, "And you each get a candy because you're children... & God? He loves children. Did you know that?"
It wasn't for a right answer, or good behaviour. She gave them a candy to make a picture they would remember - God loves them - God has time for them - God doesn't shove them aside, worry that there are too many, find them an irritating distraction. It was in recognition that the littler, vulnerable people - are His...
& He loves them.
He laid his hands on them... & He blessed them...
It's funny 'cause that little lesson has stuck with my big girls - they say it often, "God loves children."
May it be that this lesson is inked on the mind of a generation that learns to view children the way the Father sees them...
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I love that!
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