Matthew 18:1-5

This is one of the most widely-known phrases Jesus ever said: "Have faith like a child." But in our modern day and age - and certainly, in Jesus' day and age - what does this, really, mean? What is Jesus hinting at? He pulls a little child close to him, and as he laughs and holds the child close, he looks at all those around him with those wonderful, fiery eyes and says, "Unless you become like little children, you will never see the Kingdom of God!" So what is Jesus hinting at?

In taking on the faith of a child, we throw everything up into Daddy's arms - we give him our hopes, our dreams, our pains and our hurts. We acknowledge that our life is in his hands. We know that if we get disconnected, we will become lost, disoriented, confused, and end up hurting ourselves or getting snatched by a shadowed phantom. We trust that he will take care of us, trust that he knows what is best for us, even when none of it makes sense; we will trust that he has the cards stacked in his favor. And as we walk through life, we hold on to his hand, squeezing tightly; at times, he will pick us up and carry us. We do not fear him as we would fear a stranger, but we love him and respect him because we know he could leave us on the side of the street if he so decided (he won't). And when life gets hard, or when we're celebrating, when our emotions flare in any direction, we look into his eyes and cry out, "Daddy! Daddy!"

The words were engraved in Matthew's mind: "Unless you become like little children, you will never see the Kingdom of God!"