In His all-wise providence, Christ extends His teaching on creation, maleness, femaleness, marriage, and the one-flesh union into its natural end – the goodness and blessing of children. The Lord Jesus's teaching is pro-creational in every sense. Children are a blessing. Children are an inheritance. Children are the fruitful crown of the woman's womb, and the continuation of a man's dominion after his strength is gone. When others see a nuisance, Christ sees a blessed hope. Jesus, the unmarried man, is here surrounded by His children, blessing them like Jacob before He departs in death. The blessing of these children is not automatic, however; it is a stewardship. Children are to be instructed to discover the delight in God's law and in His gospel. While these little ones are ultimately in God's hands, we must press into the joyful and expectant task of shepherding their hearts towards Him, in the home, in education, and in our worship.