Read his discussion of Jesus and the children in the Gospels. (McMaster Journal of Theology. Ministry/Csinos Welcoming Children, pp 104-110) after he tells us why he chose to quote from the gospel of Mark.
I always like historical/cultural info. That part is particularly interesting. Our country was the same way in that animals and children shared similar status. Not getting attached to little ones because so many died. But even with all that said, it's easy to read about Jesus and the children and miss how radical His action was, "Oh, this isn't new. I already think like this." I welcome children. We've heard these scriptures over and over forever. We're doing this."
Do I?
Do the people you love, work with, and serve really think this way? Are we allowing God to use children to teach us the way we expect children to learn from us?
If we did, what would it look like? What would be different?
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