Mark 10: 14-15
14 But 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. 15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’‘
The followers of Jesus have been asking about the coming kingdom they think Jesus is going to usher in when he gets to Jerusalem. Jesus has been asked questions about the greatest and least, belonging to the right group or belonging to the wrong group, and what about big sinners like divorce or small sinners. Today we find families coming to hear Jesus. Often there is worship protocol, men are leaders, children in the nursery and women back then stood behind a wall so they would not disturb. Churches today debate over some of the same issues. We have feelings about men and women in leadership. We put children in nurseries and Sunday schools where they learn at their level. I suspect gatherings back then were very “intergenerational.” A boy with two fish and five loaves was recruited to share to help feed the many. Jesus was moved by the death of the son of the widow of Nain. On this day “people”, possibly not just mothers, were bringing their children to Jesus for him to bless them. The followers were doing control of the masses and so the children were being refused. Jesus was “indignant.” That’s a strong word. Jesus welcomes the children but again tells us to be childlike. Last week we did our acrostic on welcoming so this week lets think about childlikeness. C is for ______ H is for _____, I is for _____, L is for _____, D is for _____, L is for _____, I is for _____, K is for _____, and E is for _____.
On the Way to Wonder 