CHILD’S NOISE IS GOD’S VOICE

Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Year C Mark 10:13-16 “Let the children come to me for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Some parents never bring their children to the church because of the following reasons: First, they think it’s a disturbance; children can be noisy in church. Second, they cannot contribute to the financial burden of the church. Finally, they need special attention. But amidst of all these reasons, Jesus in todays gospel is telling us: “Do not stop them.” My dear friends, children is a blessing not a problem. Friends, if we prevent the children to come to Jesus we lose the big chance of entering the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it." If you don’t teach your children not to follow Christ, the world will teach them not to. As a priest, it gives me great joy to see more children in my parish church. It gives me joy if my parish church is filled with noisy children because it conveys a message that my church is alive. Child’s noise in the church is better than the voice of the choir. The noise of the children is the best and desirable Sunday preaching you should listen to. Why? Because it tells me that the church has a wonderful future. The child’s noise brings a message that the church is not dead. The child’s noise is God’s voice. Make it your practice to bring your children into the house of God. Blessings Fr. Jhack