Children held very little value in the culture of Jesus’ day. It’s not that parents didn’t love their children, but they were expected to give grownups space and stay out of their way. They were weak and mortality rates were high. They may have been seen as more of a burden than a blessing until they reached an age where they could contribute to the family's needs. As Pastor Marc will point out in today’s message, when Jesus simply acknowledged the young children in today’s passage, it was a revolutionary act.