36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
Mark 9:36 – 38
An elementary school where I served had a diverse student population. One year two children entered my classroom immediately after arriving in the United States, with almost no English language.
In the spring a kindergartner enrolled right after coming to the United States from the Middle East. Life can be pretty scary for any kindergartner. Imagine being a kindergartner in a new school, a new country, a new culture with a new language. Understandably, this little guy had total melt-downs several times every day.
One day I saw one of the English-second-language teachers walking up and down the hall with Mustafa, the kindergartner. When the teacher, Christine, stopped to chat for a minute, she said sadly it wasn’t exactly what she had planned to do that day.
One day I saw one of the English-second-language teachers walking up and down the hall with Mustafa, the kindergartner. When the teacher, Christine, stopped to chat for a minute, she said sadly it wasn’t exactly what she had planned to do that day.
Christine was empathetic, but frustrated that she wasn’t doing something more useful than walking up and down the halls with Mustafa. One look at Mustafa’s trusting little face was all it took to see she was doing the most important job ever, serving one of God's kids.
How blessed we are to know that the Creator of the universe and beyond stops every single time we whisper, cry, or just say His name. His word tells us over and over that to Him, fellowshipping with us is the most important job to Him.
How blessed we are to know that the Creator of the universe and beyond stops every single time we whisper, cry, or just say His name. His word tells us over and over that to Him, fellowshipping with us is the most important job to Him.
Have I recently done the most important job?
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