“But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14

“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.’ Matthew 18:10

“Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.” Mark 9:37

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold.
I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands;
I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand.

I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
I’d rather be true to His holy name.

He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs;
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead.

Refrain:
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.

Nothing is as painful,
As unforgiveness to the soul;
A heart that’s torn asunder,
With forgiveness becomes whole.
A single kind word spoken
Means more than countless words;
The three words, “I forgive you,”
Are all that need be heard.
To a soul that has been wounded,
Like a healing, cooling balm;

Forgiveness soothes and comforts,
Till at last the soul is calm.
For the soul  that seeks forgiveness,
When forgiveness can’t be found;
It struggles vainly everyday,
To hear that simple sound.
The power in those three kind words,
Can heal a heart that’s broken;
But that heart cannot begin to heal,
As long as words remain unspoken,
Compassion in it’s purest sense,
Reside in those three words;
The three words, “I forgive you,”
Are all that need be heard.

Author: Unknown

He could hear the crowds screaming
“crucify”  “crucify” …
He could hear the hatred in their voices,
These were His chosen people.
He loved them,
And they were going to crucify Him.
He was beaten;
Bleeding and weakened…
His heart was broken,
But still
He walked.

 He could see the crowd as He came from the palace.
He knew each of the faces so well.
He had created them.
He knew every smile, laugh, and shed tear,
But now they were contorted with rage and anger…
His heart broke,
But still
He walked.

Was He scared?
You and I would have been.
So His humanness would have mandated that He was.
He felt alone.
His disciples had left, denied, and even betrayed Him.
He searched the crowd for a loving face
And He saw very few.
Then He turned His eyes to the only One that mattered
And He knew that He would never be alone.
He looked back at the crowd,
At the people who were spitting at Him,
Throwing rocks at Him
And mocking Him
And He knew
That because of Him,
They would never be alone.
So for them,
He walked.

The sounds of the hammer
striking the spikes echoed through the crowd.
The sounds of His cries echoed even louder,
The cheers of the crowd,
and His hands and feet
were nailed to the cross,
intensified with each blow.
Loudest of all
was the still small voice
inside His heart that whispered
“I am with you, My Son”,
And God’s heart  broke.
He had let
His Son walk.

Jesus could have asked God to end His suffering,
but instead
He asked God to forgive.
Not to forgive Him,
but to forgive the ones who were persecuting Him.
As He hung on that cross,
dying an  unimaginable death,
He looked out and saw,
not only the faces in the crowd,
but also,
the face of every person yet to be,
and his heart filled with love.
As His body was dying,
His heart was alive.
Alive with the limitless, unconditional love
He feels for each of us.
That is why He walked.

When I forget how much My God love me,
I remember His walk.
When I wonder if I can be forgiven,
I remember His walk.
When I need to be reminded of how to live like Christ,
I think of His walk.
And to show Him how much I love Him,
I wake up each morning,
turn my eyes to Him,
And I walk.

— Author Unknown

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed;
save me and I shall be saved: for thou
art my praise.  Jeremiah 7:14     kjv

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning,
and thine health shall spring forth speedily;
and thy righteousness shall go before thee:
the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
Isaiah 58:8  kjv

He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed
of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in
sickness.    Psalm 41:3

The centurion answered and said,
Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest
come under my roof: but speak the word only,
and my servant shall be healed.        Matthew 8:8  kjv 

But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we
are healed.      Isaiah 53:5    kjv 

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of
the church; and let them pray over  him, anointing him
with oil in the name of the Lord:

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the
Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins,
they shall be forgiven him.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much.    James 5:14-16   kjv

Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done  in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptations,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13   (kjv)

Smiling is infectious
You catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner,
And someone saw my grin,
When he smiled I realized,
I’d passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
Then realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine,
Could travel around the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
Don’t leave it undetected,
Let’s start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected.

Author Unknown