GOSPEL POWER l AUGUST 14, 2021

19th Week in Ordinary Time

Gospel: Mt 19:13-15 

13Little children were being brought to Jesus in order that he might  lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those  who brought them; 14but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to  me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom  of heaven belongs.” 15And he laid his hands on them and went on  his way. 

The disciples’ dismissive attitude toward the children  manifests a worldly mindset that places importance only  on those who are active contributors to the economy of the  land. That mindset belittles children because they are economically  passive. Jesus turns that worldly logic upside down. No one is to be  deemed unimportant in the Kingdom of heaven. Everyone matters in  God’s sight, and those treated least in the world are the greatest in the  Kingdom of heaven. Lord Jesus, help us to see and relate with every reality on earth from the  perspective of the heavenly Kingdom, where no one is despised because of littleness. Amen