Childlike?

Matthew 18:3 - And he said, "Truly I tell you, unless you become like a little child, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven."

Like a little child. Vulnerable, powerless, weak, the least of all people, dependent. I do not think Jesus meant innocent but rather these other traits. And you know, I think it's not so much becoming these things but recognizing that we already are vulnerable, powerless, weak, and dependent. All of us need each other. It is hard to see that in America sometimes, because we focus on being self-made and not needing others.

Yet that attitude will kill our spirit, our soul. It is only through acceptance of our true condition- needy - that we can truly use what power we have. We have to accept our need for God's grace before we can fully receive it.
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