Jesus and the Little Children

It seem that Jesus takes about every chance he gets to connect something about children and the Kingdom of God.

“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

What exactly does it mean to become like children? It seems like the disciples reach a point from time to time where they thought they had become something important. So important that kids were a waste of time or just in the way. At these moments Jesus invites the children to "interrupt" his day.

There must be something that children get about the Kingdom that we tend to lose as adults?

Maybe it is their innocence? Maybe it has to do with them dreaming big? Maybe it is that kids are not weighed down by worries? Maybe it's because they don't know what it means to be serious? Or maybe their just OK with being themselves?

Maybe this week we could take a lessons or two in Kingdom Living from those a few feet shorter. Drop your worries, drop your pride and spend sometime with a child and maybe just maybe we will see what Jesus saw that reflects his Kingdom here on earth.