Today's reading from Matthew 19:13-15
The Little Children and Jesus
13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.
14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." 15 When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

Before we had kids, my wife and I were asked to take care of our friend's two-year-old for a few hours one afternoon.
Lis was excited about the proposition of caring for our friend's kids. I thought it would be good practice to see what having kids around the house would be like just in case those future plans of having kids of our own came to fruition.
When the parents left, all the wonder, excitement and bliss of having a child around the house quickly vanished into thin air. Picking up this, changing that, removing any and all dangerous items that I had never considered to be dangerous before. We were on high alert all day long!
After this LONG afternoon of babysitting, my opinions on how much work children would take altered significantly…and as for babysitting ever again? I'd rather not.
Lis, however, loved her time! It was like she knew kids would be tiny, sticky and very messy all along!
Kids are fantastic, but they bring about a life that is unexpected and unwieldy. The disciples thought it was essential to protect Jesus from the unpredictability of children, but Jesus through different.
How can we allow these children to come to our newfound king who will one day lead us into a great revolution? No king wants anything to do with kids!
But God's Kingdom is built differently. The Kingdom of God is filled with the unexpected.
We see in today's scripture reading that Jesus always has time for the children, as we hear him famously say, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them."
As passé as it may sound too cynical ears if we want our Christianity to remain a realistic possibility through this secular age, one of the most valuable things we can do, shows the children we meet who Jesus is. We need to show them all the benefits of a christlike community and care for them like Jesus did. Some children may never experience this genuine love outside of the church.
Children need an opportunity to come to Jesus and be cared for by people who love and know Jesus fully.
That is why we need to be so thankful for our children, and we must continually pray for the kids we know. Our own children. Our extended family. The kids down the street that hit your car with their basketball from time to time. The Children that we see alone in the schoolyard.
Pray for the people that care so generously for our children. Our kids' workers who continually welcome and love kids from all backgrounds.
The single moms and dads that are working two jobs and trying their best to give stability and love to their kids when they come home from a busy day.
The foster parents that just want to show the Love of Jesus to the children who come through their door, even if only for a few weeks.
We Pray that our children and our children's children, and all the children in this world would know the Father's love. 

Music - KXC Worship: Father (For Noah)
Simon Wester: Among Us, Hope 

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