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:
Why did the
disciples ask Jesus: “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” Were they
expecting that Jesus would tell them that they’re the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven because they are His disciples?
Instead, Jesus
called a child 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.”
The key that will
unlock for us the kingdom of heaven is the humility of a child that we must always
emulate. The key that will invite the grace of the Holy Spirit upon us is the
same childlike humility.
It’s no brainer to ask why a child and not an
adult? Unlike adults, children have the
simplest and purest minds. Children are not tainted by any form of sin and they
are docile humble and obedient. Adults like us are sinful we defy God’s
commandments to satisfy our whims and caprices.
As we celebrate the
Feast of the Child Jesus or the Santo Nino we are also gently reminded that the
children of today are not anymore like the children of yesteryear. Compared to
children born forty or thirty or twenty years ago, children today are exposed
to gadgets and internet. Gadgets and internet that sometimes corrupts their
pure minds. What intervention can you do
to help these children being corrupted by gadgets and internet?
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