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By Guest Blogger Nicole Wooldridge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was one of those moments every parent dreads: my two-year-old had worked herself into an ugly public tantrum, and I had to abandon our planned activity in order to haul her thrashing body out to the car. Frustrated and embarrassed, I couldn\u2019t help but think to myself: \u201cSeriously, Jesus? The Kingdom of God belongs to such as these<\/em><\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>Jesus, however, called the children to himself and said, \u201cLet the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. <\/a>Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.\u201d\u00a0 –Luke 18:16-17<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Before I was a mom, I never really pondered the Bible passages in which Jesus encourages His disciples to become like little children. I assumed He was extolling children\u2019s innocence and telling us to return to the purity of our youth.<\/p>\n

But now I know better.<\/p>\n

Little children are far from innocent. They are impatient, volatile, jealous, and unreasonable. They are, as it turns out, younger versions of the human species, and the human species has only ever produced one perfect human.<\/p>\n

So why does Jesus hold these tiny tyrants in such high esteem?<\/p>\n

As my daughter approaches her third birthday, I have a few thoughts on the matter (insert requisite disclaimer that I am not a biblical exegete\u2026 just a mom who has observed her kids for the past few years): Though they are not innocent, per se, young children are exceptionally transparent; their flaws and failings -be they fits of anger or refusal to share a toy- are out there for the world to see. Even their occasional attempts at deception are laughably obvious (ie: my daughter announcing from another room, \u201cMama, I didn\u2019t make a mess!\u201d). If they are angry with you, they do not subtly contrive to tear you down \u2013they simply throw a fit.<\/p>\n

When children misbehave, they do so with glorious flagrance.<\/p>\n

And that, I think, is what Jesus was driving at: whatever children do, they do it wholeheartedly and unabashedly. So, in those wonderful moments in which our kids are not<\/em> humiliating us, the face of God shines brilliantly through their wide-open eyes. A seemingly insignificant activity, like playing in the sprinklers on a summer day, is a downright awe-inspiring experience for my daughter. She does not guard herself or her emotions, but runs headlong into the adventures of each day.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy, then, for me to picture the little ones of Jesus\u2019 time as they ran toward Him, laughing and jostling one another in their haste, completely oblivious to the impropriety of their gusto. In those days, children dwelled in the periphery of society, their immaturity excluding them from full membership in the community. Yet despite their lowly station, these children easily recognized and sought out the loving power of Jesus (as did so many of \u201cthe least of these\u201d).<\/p>\n

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“Crying Baby” photo by Nicole Wooldridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nowadays, we afford children more respect than did the ancient Jews, but the fact remains that our kiddos are wholly dependent upon us to meet their needs. Amazingly, this relative powerlessness does not burden them with feelings of unworthiness or insecurity (as it likely would you or me), but instead frees them to experience life with a passion that knows neither limits nor shame. When my daughter belts out \u201cJesus Loves Me,\u201d she doesn\u2019t apologize for her untrained voice\u2026 And she doesn\u2019t doubt for a second that the words she sings are true. So why do we?<\/p>\n

We are all of us imperfect, but perfectly loved<\/em> anyway.<\/p>\n

I sometimes wonder how much deeper my relationship with Christ would be if I ran toward Him with as much unbridled eagerness as my daughter runs toward me: arms outstretched, grinning or sobbing, unself-conscious of anything other than our mutual love. How much more loudly would my life proclaim the love of God if I were unencumbered by an instinct for self-preservation? How much more devout a disciple would I be if I could not hide my own brokenness behind an exterior of apparent self-sufficiency?<\/p>\n

In other words: how much worthier of the Kingdom of God would I be if, rather than pretending at nonchalance or stoking the fires of silent resentment, I followed my daughter\u2019s example and just threw an undignified tantrum once in awhile?<\/p>\n

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Nicole Steele Wooldridge is a friend of Sister Julia who lives near Seattle. She is the mother of an almost-three-year-old and a 1-year-old, and she considers herself lucky to have only had to abandon a public place due to a tantrum once (so far…).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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