August 9, 2022, Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time-C
Ezekiel 2:8-3:4
Psalm 119
Matthew 18: 1-5, 10, 12-14
“…unless you turn and become like children you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:3
Lord, it seems on this journey of life as we grow in wealth, wisdom and positions of power, we can become more self-sufficient. We look to ourselves for success and security. The standards of independence so valued in our world are not the standards of your Kingdom. You used the example of a child, the lowest member of Jewish society at your time, to make your point. No one expected a child to be the model for entry into your Kingdom. How precious and wonderful are all children. A child is the very personification of love. Their love is complete, uncomplicated and total. Becoming child-like in faith and love is the goal of our journey with you. As we rise in sophistication in life, we can realize you as the source of all we have and are. Lord, teach me today to love like a child. Help me grow in dependence on you. Bring to my mind this day one way I can be more child-like in faith. May I and our society respect the gift of life from the unborn child to the aged child. Amen.