Become Humble Children

Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 18:3-4

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision, costs $181.95 on Amazon. I'm not going to purchase one because I think such texts without qualified education can be dangerous.  What I wanted to know was the page count, 1050! And what I learned was that the reading age was 1 year and up. If I find a 1-year old child reading this sort of manual, I might be a bit frightened. Parents will recall the terrible twos; imagine that in a kid with a complete knowledge of mental health disorders! 

While there are precocious children, that might be a bit far fetched. However, perhaps not so far away from our capabilities as what Jesus tells His disciples in our scripture today. Humble yourself as a little child? Become as little children? We worked for decades in schools and careers to become as adults. At least one of us still isn't sure he has made it that far. Now we must turn it about and go the other way? It is of course no different than Jesus telling Nicodemus that he must be born again. It is this work of our Lord's Spirit that we do not understand and must accept in faith. And it might take a bit to reach the full effects. 

Raise a glass of orange juice to becoming as children again!

Bucky