Matthew 19:13-15 “in a snailshell”
Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang
Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” After he placed his hands on them, he went away.
Matthew 19:13-15
Abba’s little children, come to me.
The heav’nly kingdom belongs to thee.
Traditional Chinese Translation
《讓小孩子到我這裡來》
天父的小孩，到我這𥚃來。
因為天國屬於你們。
Dear GMC, your reflection reminds me of The Little Flower: “[Picture] the little child who starts to hold herself up but does not yet know how to walk. Wanting absolutely to climb to the top of the stairs to find her mother again, she lifts her little foot to finally climb the first step. Useless labor! She always falls without making any advance. . . . Consent to be this little child.”
Saint Therese of Lisieux, pray for the children of Haiti.
Children can be precious and pestering,
Tugging mom’s apron strings at noon.
Seeking attention for every bruise and cut,
Standing near to lick cake icing spoon.
Christ welcomed young ones to come,
Let them squirm on his wide lap.
He had patience with their antics.
His love they could easily tap.
Precious children, dear to God,
By their play, they Jesus laud.