My Brothers and Sisters,
"Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God
belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the
Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it" (Mark 10:14).

The context of these words of Jesus was that - when he was teaching the
crowds in Judea - some people came forward with their children hoping that
Jesus would touch them. No doubt the children were squirming, perhaps some
were "being vocal" about being jostled by a crowd. The disciples, seeing
what was happening, likely wanted to "spare" Jesus having to deal with the
children, so they were turning the children and parents away. Jesus saw
this and - in the verse immediately preceding the one quoted above - he
"rebuked" his disciples for trying to keep the children away. After having
spoken to the disciples, the passage goes on to say that Jesus embraced
and blessed the children, placing his hands on them.

I think that this is a wonderful passage for churchgoers to reflect upon
in our own day.