Doing What Children Do

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Reading: Mark 10:13-16

Reflection: OK...so I have to apologize. I have not blogged the last couple of days. Put plainly, the past two days have been brutal. There have been several situations arise that have required a fair bit of time, prayer, and certainly wisdom beyond my natural abilities. Time will tell if my prayers gave me any of the wisdom! The days have been long, and I have felt a bit powerless to change certain things that I would wish to change. So, I simply have to confess my limitations, humble myself before the One who has no limits, believe by faith that He knows my needs and will meet them in His time, and between the moments of my prayers and the season of His answers, I simply need to keep on moving. And, it seems to me, that this may partly be what the reading today is all about. Jesus desired to have the children come to Him, for it is like a child that we all must enter the kingdom. Now, I'm no expert, but it seems to me that children are generally powerless and rely on those with power to provide for them and to protect them. They are humble people who tend to have faith in their parents...at times even when there is little reason for that faith. They put their trust in those greater than they, and hope that these people will love them. That's what we all do when we come to God. We recognize that we are dependent upon Him for all things, believing in His goodness even when at times it is hard. So, keep on trusting...keep on believing...keep on moving forward in faith. After all, this is what "children" of the heavenly father must do.