Jesus knew the heart of a person.  He could peer right through the veneer and see the motive.  Can you imagine being around Him, knowing that you couldn’t hide your feelings or intentions?  No wonder some people hated Him—people with agendas, people with reputations to uphold, people with masks to wear, people like us.  And yet, children felt completely at ease with Him.  “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3).  But if we turn from trying to impress God and humbly rely on His mercy, we get a new heart--and our Father’s smile.