Luke 18

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a good break!! It was encouraging to read other people's blogs over the break and I'm late on my turn... haha sorry. I may ramble a little because I'm not very good at sharing things in written form that's not related to chemistry.

Anyway, Luke 18 was full of little stories that I often heard about, from "the pharisee and the tax collector" to "the rich ruler" who asked Jesus how to get into heaven and was told to give up all possession. Of all these stories, the one thing that really spoke to me was verse 15. To save you time of looking it up, here it is. In ESV, it says "Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them...." So I used to relate more to the following verses where Jesus tells the disciples that we need to be more child-like to receive the kingdom of God. But this time, verse 15 spoke more to me and that's because I understand a little bit about why people were bringing even infants to Jesus. 

Often, when I go to new places or try new foods or find new things, I always think of Justin (my husband) and my parents (close second...) because I like to share the experience with them.  Since I got two cats, that desire to share things increased exponentially and I'm always in a look out for getting them the new best thing. We even had a little Christmas gift opening just for Rita and Teddy. And here's the picture of my cuties with their new toys.

My point is that when I read this verse, I was thinking how great was Jesus to these people that they were bringing their infants to share the experience and so that they will be blessed as well. And although I cannot fully understand the extent of parents' love to their children, I do understand that people including me like to share "good things" with their loved ones. And here is the best thing: Jesus!

So my hope for this year is to share Jesus with all the loved ones around me, especially family members and friends who have not met Jesus personally.