People were bringing children to Jesus that he might
touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became
indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them,
for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever
does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” Then he
embraced the children and blessed them, placing his hands on them.
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Reflection:
Who
are the main formators of children? Of course it’s the parents, from
parents children learn the basic Christian values. Such as love for
God, Humility, Obedience and other values. Children learn almost everything
from their parents.
Therefore
virtues such as these are something that is taught by parents to their
children. What is taught by the parents is imbibed by their children. What is
observed from parents is copied by children.
For
example if children are taught by their parents about love for God and humility
and these teachings are also lived or practiced by parents. It’s no brainer
that they will grow up practicing these virtues until the end of their lives.
If children are taught arrogance and they observe this also from their parents.
it's a cinch that the same thing would happen they will also be
arrogant.
Therefore
the mind of a child is fertile soil for inculcation of proper Christian values
by their elders specifically their parents.
In
our gospel we have people (most probably parents) bringing children to Jesus.
These people were trying to inculcate into the minds of the children that it is
a must that they go to Jesus. Which is always the right thing to do but the
disciples prevented them and Jesus saw this thus He got angry. And he told the
disciples to let the children come to Him then He embraced and afterwards
blessed them by placing His hands on them.
Let
us not forget that upon our hands rest the future of the children that Jesus’
loves so dearly. We are the prime formators of our children and the very first
formation that we much teach our children is the love for God. Let us bring
them always to Jesus for Jesus loves them dearly even more than we love them.
Do
you teach your children to love Jesus and do you teach them to pray and listen to
Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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