Jesus
for adults
“Suffer
the children to come unto Me.”
I was a
child when I first heard those words.
‘Suffer’,
it was explained to me, means ‘allow’.
Jesus
for adults in our church
was the
Lamb of God, but to the children
He was
the Shepherd and we were His flock.
Later,
from Meher, I learned Jesus was not here
to save
me from the cross
but to
show me the Way to hang,
shouldering
that weight for me
as far
up the hill as He could get.
Suffering
real, unavoidable, bitter as gall,
heavy
as those rough-hewn timbers;
sharp
as spikes and thorns.
Jesus
loved the adults from high on a cross
but He
took the children into His arms, heart to heart,
teaching
that our love for Him
is as
important as His love for us.
O child
of God, surrender is the way of liberation.
To
suffer means to allow.
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