The Parables of Jesus

Let the little children come to me; do not stop them.

You know the scene: an overbooked Jesus, with people pressing all around him, still makes time for the children. The mothers of the children he blessed no doubt walked away charmed by this kind, gentle man. On the other hand, look at this event through the eyes of the disciples, who initially stopped the children. From their perspective, their leader had just pulled rank and chastised them before a crowd of people. When they tried to hel...