Archive for 'Innocence'

Childlike or Childish?

Luke 7: 31-35 1 Tim 3: 14-16 / Psa 111 …wisdom is proved right by all her children. (Luke 7: 35) To be like a child once again, Is to be like Jesus in His ways, And this can only happen when Our hearts are open and by God’s grace. (Jesus said), “To what, then, [...]

To Be Like Children

Matthew 18: 1-5,10,12-14 Deut 31:1-8 / Deut 32 Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3) With Christ our guide in words and deed, With foes we will be reconciled; From prejudice and pride be freed, That we may come to [...]

Being Childlike in Faith

Luke 7: 31-35 1 Cor 12: 31 – 13: 13 / Ps 33: 2-5, 12, 22 …wisdom is proved right by all her children. (Luke 7: 35) To be like a child once again, Is to be like Jesus in His ways, And this can only happen when Our hearts are open and by God’s [...]

God’s Love in Children

Matthew 19: 13-15 Ez 18: 1-10. 13b. 30-32 / Ps 51: 12-15,18-19 “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19: 14) Faith has led us to believe That of all the gifts God has given, Including this life we [...]

A Child of God’s Kingdom

Mark 10: 13-16 Jas 5: 13-20 / Ps 141: 1-2, 3, 8 Those who will not receive God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it. (Mark 10:15) How does one become like a child? By greeting others with a smile… With a mind pure and undefiled, And a heart free of any guile. People [...]