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Sunday, October 12, 2008
"Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not." |
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Children’s Sabbath, sponsored by the Children’s Defense Fund, is a Sunday when we lift up those who Jesus loved the most—the children.
Today, in the United States, too many children—thirteen million children—do not have access to a healthy start in life, a head start in life, a fair start in life, a safe start in life, or a moral start in life. Some of those children live right here in Trumbull County. Some of them live close by in the city of Warren. Some of them even live in Howland Township.
Children’s Sabbath is a time for us to remember Jesus’ instructions to his disciples—“let the little children come to me, and forbid them not.” Children’s Sabbath is a time for us to remember that we must be Jesus’ hands and feet and work to make it possible for all children to know Jesus.
Let the little children come unto me and forbid them not,
for such is the kingdom of Heaven, Jesus said.
He did not say let only rich or middle-class white children come.
He did not say let only the strapping boys but not the girls come.
He did not say let only the able-bodied children come.
All the children He bade come.
He did not say let all my children or your children or our friend’s children or those in our families and neighborhoods and who look and act like us come.
He did not say let only the well-behaved nice children come or those who conform to society’s norms.
He did not say let a few, a third, half, or three-fourths come—but all.
Jesus said let the little children come and forbid them not,
For such is the kingdom of heaven.
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-- by Marian Wright Edelmen
President, Children’s Defense Fund |
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| Join us on Sunday, October 12, 2008 for a worship service dedicated to all of our children. |
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Howland United Methodist Church
730 Howland Wilson Rd NE
Warren, OH 44484
Phone: 330-856-3463
Fax: 330-856-7037
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