3 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 ESV
This is my 30th year working with elementary-aged children, nine as a teacher and 21 as an administrator. Over this time, I have worked with thousands of children. Five-year olds first setting foot in a classroom. Twelve-year olds who think they already have life figured out. Children with IQs that far exceed mine. Others who struggle to read even two grade levels below their peers. So when I read today's verse, I wondered to which childlike traits Christ was referring.
Eagerness to learn? Excitement about life? Willingness to share with others their excitement? Openness to new ideas? Timidity? Reliance on their father (or other guardian)?
As I am pressed for time this morning, I am not able to read commentaries on this verse, but tonight I hope to have the time. I am curious as to what part of "childlike" will help us enter the kingdom of heaven.
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