Gospel:
Matthew 18:1-5, 10
The disciples
approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” He
called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you,
unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of
heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom
of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me.
“See that you
do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in
heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”
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Reflection:
Try looking
at the face of a child, try also looking at the face of an adult. Which of them
give you more joy? Of course, it’s the face of the child.
Jesus in the
gospel gives us the secret on how we can enter the kingdom of heaven. Which is
none other than to become like children or to be childlike, why? It’s for the
reason of the pureness of their thoughts and their innocence. No wonder
being childlike is the key for us to enter God’s kingdom in heaven.
But are we
childlike in terms of the pureness of our thoughts and absence of sin? Of
course we are not! Who among us could say that our thoughts are as pure as a
child? Who among us could say that we are without sin? Of course, nobody
because we are all sinners we sin through our words, actions and thoughts.
Nevertheless,
it’s not yet late for us to go back to Jesus and be childlike before Him. Jesus
through the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession is always inviting us to
humble ourselves before Him. To be like a child who humbly runs to his parents
with reckless abandon once he sees them coming home.
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