"When I was a child I reasoned like a child," 1 Corinthians 13:11.
Child-like faith has great teaching value for adults challenged to trust in God. However, Jesus, despite many lessons to the contrary, does not extol child-like faith. He highlights, rather, children's humility. To have child-like humility is requisite for adults to enter the kingdom of God. It requires receiving the kingdom like a child. The sky kingdom calls its citizens to humble service just like Jesus who came to serve and not to be served. So, child-like speaking, child-like thinking, child-like reasoning, all appropriate for children, need to grow into adult maturity. And this means to mature faith, to mature hope, to mature love. To love others truly, like Christ loves us. Truly.
Visiting with a brother or sister today, we remind each other to mature in the way of Jesus, to love and good works. And, together, we give humble thanks to the one who served us to death.
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