JESUS LOVES CHILDREN

Jesus loves children. He created children. He's the only Person Who ever intentionally became a Child. He embraces and blesses children (Mk 10:16). He makes children a sign, a sacrament of His kingdom (Mk 10:15).

Jesus wants His disciples to imitate Him in His love for children. He wants:

• married couples to joyfully conceive children,
• children to be cherished, not aborted,
• parents to bring up their children "with the training and instruction befitting the Lord" (Eph 6:4),
• parents to bless and pray with their children daily,
• parents to lead their children to give their lives totally to Jesus,
• children to receive the Holy Spirit as soon as possible (see Lk 1:15),
• children to be prepared at an early age for their vocations as married people, single for the Lord, priests, or religious,
• children to be protected and not exposed to the toxic influences of our culture of death, and
• godparents to repeatedly share their faith with their godchildren.

In a culture where children are avoided, aborted, abused, and disrespected, Jesus is the Savior of children. Jesus proclaims: "Let the children come to Me" (Mk 10:14).