Tuesday 14th August, 2012
St Maximilian Kolbe. Ezekiel 2:8–3:4. How sweet to my taste is your promise—Ps 118(119):14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131. Matthew 18:1–5, 10, 12–14.

  
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He called a little child to him.

Jesus tells his disciples not to worry about who is the greatest in heaven. His response is to ignore the question initially but to let them know that, unless they change, they won’t ever enter his kingdom. They need to come as a little child to qualify as ‘the greatest’. Then he says that to welcome one child is to welcome him. We need to embrace their simplicity and trust. A further message is never to despise any of these little ones.

Finally, the message of the lost sheep. The sheep that strays, is lost and then returns gives much more joy than the ninety-nine who never strayed. God the Father does not want any of us to be lost. Lord, we pray for the grace to heed each of these messages.