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“And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 (NIV)

I have always marveled at how the Bible refers to little children. As a matter of fact, if you check out Matthew chapter 18, you will read about the time the disciples approached Jesus and asked Him who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Were you surprised when you saw that Jesus called a small child to Himself? He  showed the child to the crowd and told them that in order for them to enter the kingdom of heaven they would need to change and become like that child.   Children are innocent and loving; they are caring and thoughtful; they are genuine; and they are also very forgiving! Some adults definitely need to learn to be more like little children, wouldn’t you agree?

Last week my youngest sister, Kantia, who lives in Quebec, Canada, came to Virginia with her two children, Isaque and Tirza, to spend a few days with me, following the sudden death of our brother and their uncle just weeks prior. We all needed some family time. Tirza is 11 years old and she exudes love. That girl can hold a leaf in her hand, or a butterfly, or a stuffed animal, and she will hold it as if it were the most precious gift she could ever hold. As a matter of fact, I felt that love one night as we lay on the floor watching a cartoon. Tirza cradled me as if she were a mama holding her baby, and as I tried to watch the cartoon, she gently touched my face and my hair, and then she would shower my face with kisses. It was almost as if God had embodied that little girl and wanted me to sense His love through her. I felt a peace that was so divine, that I forgot all about that cartoon. And even forgot I was sad.

Sometimes people need people. Sometimes people need God through people: people who love people. And sometimes the people we need are little people, like my 11-year-old niece Tirza, who, in just being the child that she is, showed me what true love is.
 

“Dear Lord, thank You for children. Thank You for loving them and for loving us enough to give us them.”

 
For His Glory

Luska Suzano
TRBC Women’s Life