This is Heaven

My thoughts on Matthew 19:

I don’t think this is a story about sacrificing and doing what children need or want when Mom is tired and needs rest. I think this is a story about what brought rest to Jesus.

How did Jesus feel about the children?

Maybe after a long day of healing mulititudes,

of being challenged by Pharisees,

accused by scribes,

rejected by people who just wanted more magic bread,

teaching his disciples (who just still didn’t “get it”)

—maybe after all that, Jesus just wanted to be surrounded by some innocence and some pure love unfeigned.

He said, “Please, let the little children come. THIS is heaven. Let me be surrounded by heaven for a little while.”

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