Thursday, January 18, 2007

Kids and God

In Matthew 19, Jesus' disciples shoo away a bunch of kids who came to see Jesus. Jesus' response is probably one of the more recongizable passages of Scripture. He says:

"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

I'm still not quite sure what Jesus meant by that. It probably has something to do with trust, and wonder, and acceptance and love. Regardless, I think these questions, asked of God by second graders, kind of reveal what kids are about. And it's cute.