This passage may be familiar to many of us, but it's a great fit for this week as we consider children and the church's responsibility to support kids, healthy families and communities. The disciples try to protect Jesus' time or dignity or something in the face of parents bringing their children to Jesus for a blessing. I'm not sure what their concern was. In some way, they seemed to feel that children were not worthy of their great teacher's attention. As we see, Jesus felt differently. In fact, a child's curiosity, engagement and openness provides a model for how all of us should approach the kingdom of God. How can we do better? I hope many of you will join UPT for prayer in front of the school board offices (131 W. Broad) on Sunday morning at 8. I'd also like to invite all children/youth and the young at heart to join in a youth led worship service at Brockport Presbyterian Church. We continue Jesus' legacy by honoring, protecting, and ministering with children today.
God bless,
Sam
Mark
10:13-16
13People were
bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the
disciples spoke sternly to them. 14But when Jesus saw this, he was
indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop
them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 15Truly
I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will
never enter it.” 16And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands
on them, and blessed them.
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