Be like children 2

“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 18:3

Now, I don’t believe in the story of Adam and Eve in a literal sense (but if you believe otherwise I respect that and you’re welcome to try and change my mind). But I think that it has a lot to teach us. I actually read this in another blog. 

What I believe that it has to teach us, is that before the fall (again, I believe the fall should be seen metaphorically), Adam and Eve lived in complete trust and vulnerability before God. They had an absolute faith in their father’s will and had no wish come up with a better solution to life on their own. 

Now, we know that it’s not that easy. Because we have egos. Therefore, we can’t just read the bible, or any other text for that matter, and expect to find God’s will there in a form that we just can believe and accept. But I think that meditating on the call to “become like little children” can help us along the way.