“Childlikeness”

Have you ever thought that before you achieve Christlikeness you first must possess “Childlikeness?”  In Mark’s gospel there are some children brought before Jesus that He might touch them and the disciples rebuke those people for it.  But Jesus tells them, ” let the children come to Me, and do not forbid them for such is the kingdom of God.” (Mk. 10″13)  Now in order to understand this you simply have to ask yourself what are a child’s characteristics? And you will discover that a child is for the most part; warm, loving, and trusting, , honest, sincere, excited about life, happy, anxious to learn, and they look to their parents or others for guidance and protection. All of which are qualities that Jesus said we need to possess you “inherit the kingdom of God.”  “Lord, may we be changed from within in order that we may come to You as little children.”