Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his
hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, “Let the
children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the Kingdom of heaven belongs
to such as these.” After he placed his hands on them, he went away.
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Reflection:
Do you bring your children to church for Holy Mass?
Do you teach your children about Jesus? Do you read the life of Jesus in bible
to your children? All of these questions are means for all of us to bring our
children closer to Jesus.
What is the importance of bringing our children to
Jesus? First and foremost is it assures their good future in this world and
beyond this world. This is basically what Jesus does to our children: He
assures them of a bright and Godly future not based on the criteria of this
world but based on His own criteria.
Just imagine if we bring our children closer to
Jesus, we would have less headache as they grow up. This is for the reason that
the more we bring them to Jesus the more that they are being guided by Jesus in
everyday of their lives.
Some parents of today are afraid to bring their
children closer to Jesus. For the reason that they are afraid that they
children may aspire to become a priest or a nun and their alibi is there’s no
money in aspiring for the priesthood or in becoming a nun. Indeed, there’s no
money in these vocations but we don’t live for money in this world. We don't
live for this world only we live to live the teachings of Jesus, we live to
aspire for heaven eventually.
What would it benefit our children if they have all
the money in this world yet they don’t have Jesus? When we bring our children
to Jesus we are not only investing in their future we are also investing in our
own future in heaven someday. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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