God came to us as a child. And then he said, "Permit the children to come to me. . .for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." On the night he was betrayed, he called God his father in the most personal way: "Abba," which could be translated "Daddy." "Abba, Father! All things are possible for you; remove this cup from me/ et not what I will, but what you will."
God came to us in weakness and in the total trust of a child. As Christians, we are faced with this paradox in a time when only power and mistrust are said to be required for secure relationships between actions and people. "Emmanuel, " which means "God with us," does not mean a mighty Rescuer from all life's difficulties. Instead it means God putting all hope in a peasant baby two thousand years ago in a small corner of the world. It means the trust, commitment and love of a Son who still cried out "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? It means a quiet truth: "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it at all.
Reprinted with permission from Kevin Raquepaw from 1985 "Thoughts on Advent"
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