To be like children

I hadn't been to Alianza in about two months, so last Saturday I got a few bags of candy together and hopped on the bus. I took a friend along who said she wanted to see what it was like. We spent about two and half hours loving on kids and when we left I was thoroughly exhausted, not to mention dizzy. About half that time was spent playing soccer and having relay races, with about an hour set aside to spin kids around in a circle as fast (or slow) as they want to go.

I have realized that working in Alianza is just as good for me as it is for the kids. They teach me so much, whether it be about Spanish, Mexicans, or myself. Over the last eight months I have really grown to love them, and I know they love me too. Kids are simple like that. It would be nice if we adults could be as well. In Matthew 18, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." He calls us to become like little children, who love him and who let him love them back. It takes humility, but its worth it.