Readings
I - Jas. 5: 13-20
II - Mk. 10: 13-16
POWER TO THE CHILDREN
The Gospel passage of the day recalls to my mind the following lines of the hymn “Jesus gave a nice surprise…”
“The secret of the kingdom is power to the children
And that’s the Father’s style.
The greatest in the kingdom are those who enter in
But the keys are in the hands of a child”
The women and the children in the Jewish society had neither recognition nor any identity. This is why when people brought the little children to be blessed by Jesus, the disciples rebuked them. Jesus highlights the greatness of the little children by presenting them as models to be imitated in order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
The great qualities in the little children worth befitting the kingdom of heaven: to be just natural without pretention, love all without bias, easily forgive without revenge, forget without grudge, innocent without any guile, accept all without distinction, simple without complication and the internal freedom that they enjoy without fear. If we imbibe these qualities of the little children we are sure to be great to inherit the eternal life. May our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, transform my heart unto that of a little child”.
