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“The end of a war and the death of a president got bigger headlines. But in a quiet way, a third event last week may have as lasting an influence on American life.”. Newsweek, February 5, 1973. Why Children Matter Psalm 127:3-5. • Every child is a gift from God.
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“The end of a war and the death of a president got bigger headlines. But in a quiet way, a third event last week may have as lasting an influence on American life.” Newsweek, February 5, 1973
Mark 10:13-16 People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant.
Mark 10:13-16 He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Mark 10:13-16 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
Matthew 18:5-6 “And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,
Matthew 18:5-6 it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Psalm 139:13-16 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Your eyes saw my unformed body.
Psalm 139:13-16 All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.