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Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Germany
The main reason we made the trip to Germany this summer was to baptize Grace Tisdale. As you can tell from this picture, the Tisdales have five children. They are still one shy of Martin Luther and his wife, Katharina, who had six children. What a privilege it was to baptize Grace in the City Church in Wittenberg where Luther baptized his children.
Whether you have one child, five or six, parenting can be the most difficult and rewarding task given to us human creatures. All of us in the Christian community, whether we are parents or not, carry a responsibility for children.
"When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children." Mark 10:14 New Living Translation
The children who were blessed by Jesus were probably not the disciples' children yet Jesus infers that they have a responsibility for these children. They were to encourage them to come to Jesus. We have that same responsibility.
Jesus entered human history for children. He died for children. He rose for children. He is the hope of children. Where do children see Jesus? They see Jesus in other Christians.
Either we can be like the disciples and prevent children from coming to God. Or we can be like Jesus and receive these children and be a blessing from God in their lives. I pray we choose the latter.
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Whether you have one child, five or six, parenting can be the most difficult and rewarding task given to us human creatures. All of us in the Christian community, whether we are parents or not, carry a responsibility for children.
"When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children." Mark 10:14 New Living Translation
The children who were blessed by Jesus were probably not the disciples' children yet Jesus infers that they have a responsibility for these children. They were to encourage them to come to Jesus. We have that same responsibility.
Jesus entered human history for children. He died for children. He rose for children. He is the hope of children. Where do children see Jesus? They see Jesus in other Christians.
Either we can be like the disciples and prevent children from coming to God. Or we can be like Jesus and receive these children and be a blessing from God in their lives. I pray we choose the latter.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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