Monday, July 7, 2025

HOW TO BE THE GREATEST

 

 

 

 

 

 

“How to be the Greatest”

 

In Chapter 18 of

St. Matthew’s Gospel

Jesus tells us

How to be the greatest

 

Jesus tells us

Unless you change

And become like little children

You will never enter

The kingdom of heaven

 

I wonder

What he meant by this

 

Perhaps he meant

We are to be

Totally dependent on God

The way a child

Is on their parents

 

Perhaps he meant

We are to

Totally trust God

The way a child

Might do

With his Father and Mother

 

Perhaps he just meant

We are to

Totally love God

The way we are

To be with our parents

 

Jesus goes on

To say

Whoever humbles himself like little children

Is the greatest

In the Kingdom of Heaven

 

And he goes on to say

Whoever welcomes a little child

In my name

Welcomes me

 

Dear God

May we all love you

Like a little child

And may we always welcome

All children and each other

With love and respect

 

THE WAY YOU DO WITH US

 

Robert P. Wallman

5/25/10 and 7-07-2025

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