Children are the most precious thing we create in this life time. They come to us trusting and honest. In the passage below Christ interrupts a discussion among the disciples about who will be the greatest in the kingdom (supposedly one of them) to point out that those qualities which make one great in the kingdom are contrary to what they think makes one great on earth, and those attributes are found in little children. Matthew 18.1-4 Rank in the Kingdom At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Last night I got to have our two littlest ones here for a while. We had craft time, bath time and then chocolate cake followed by snuggle-time while we watched Kate and Mim Mim. It was awesome! They are so precious and loving! When they were leaving a discussion came up about marriage. Our littlest granddaughter, now aware of the fact that O Pa and Nanny were married, had a question. “Nanny,” she asked, “When you got married did you look old?” Ouch - and yet how precious. It’s the heart that sees truth and means no harm that Christ was placing as first in the kingdom. That heart is something we can all aspire to. Not that I would want my friends asking such a question of me, but I would hope that I could see with such honesty and respond with such innocent love that I could hope to aspire to be nearer to that which Christ calls the ‘first’ in the heavenly kingdom. ~ Andi
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