Gospel: Matthew 19:13-15
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 bible to
your children? All of these questions are means for all of us to bring our
children closer to Jesus but do we bring our children 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 will have less headache as they grow-up. This is for the
reason that the frequent you 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. Because 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 your children if
they have all the money in this world yet they don’t have Jesus? When you bring
your children to Jesus you are not only investing in their future you are also
investing in your own future in heaven. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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