Childlike

Covid-19 (and many other circumstances) leave us feeling small and childlike. Our tendency is to want to despise feelings of smallness and to move toward places of competency, achievement, and status. But Jesus shows his disciples that the only way into the kingdom of heaven is through childlikeness, and ultimately, it is also the only way to grow into maturity in his kingdom. Jesus himself has not despised childlikeness, but became a child who grew in stature and maturity in order that he might die for our sakes. Our relationship with God the Father is our only relationship where we can know that we will never have to be the grown up.