Children’s Sermon 7.6.14 Resurrection UMC, Durham
At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
One of my mom's most important possessions fits in the palm of my hand and it cost a lot of money.
It’s a hearing aid, a tiny amplifier that fits snugly into her ear.
She lost it last year at her home in Seaboard. It was a summer afternoon and she had been all over her house and all over her yard. It could be anywhere! And worst of all - there was a big afternoon thunder storm on it’s way! So if she lost it outside, it would be ruined in the rain - IF no-one drove over it in the meantime.
When she told me it was lost, I took about 15 minutes and looked for it myself with no success. So then I called my family members and they came rushing over to help.
We looked everywhere - in the yard, in the driveway, in the den, in the bathroom and couldn’t find it anywhere! My mom was so upset! And the storm clouds got closer and closer!
But then, guess who found it? Not any of the adults! My 10 year old niece Molly found it! It had fallen between my mom's easy chair and the couch and was sitting atop the pages of a book!
So no matter how hard the adults looked WE couldn’t find it! But a 10 year old did!
That is what I thought of when I read the scripture from Matthew today.
At the time that Jesus lived there were many priests and scholars who felt they knew the most about Scripture and about God. But in this verse, Jesus is thanking God for bringing his message to the little children. The “little children” means everyone - not just the priests and the scholars. Because we are all new in faith. And because little children have a different way of looking at the world, a way that is important.
So your roles are important in the church! God sent his message for everyone! Including you!
Dear Father,
Please help us be more like little children. Help us to seek and find your hidden things! Amen
