Matthew 19:13-15

Children, more than anyone else, need constant reassurance that they are loved. They need to be affirmed and re-affirmed now and then. They need to feel the touch of an adult hand, the warmth of an adult cheek, the embrace of adult arms. Jesus knew the importance of all this. That’s why He said, “ Let the children come to Me.” And he took the children in hi arms (Mk 10:16), and embraced them.

On entering a bookstore, a little boy was intrigued by a colored wall frame with the biblical verse: “Thou, God, seest me.” Noticing the child’s inquisitiveness and interest, a kindly woman took the motto from the wall and began to painstakingly explain it to the child.

“Some people will tell you this,” she said, “that God is always watching to see when you are doing wrong –so He can punish you. I don’t want you to think of the motto this way. Every time you read the words, “Thou, God, seest me,’ I would rather have you remember that God loves you so much that He cannot take His eyes off you.”

By Fr. Fred Mislang