Our Lord set highest value upon things that appear to have no value, at least not to us. He travelled to Samaria to talk with a serial adulteress. Why not make a trip to Rome, talk with Tiberius, set the world in order? A poor sinner was more important to him than a proud emperor. He stood in the temple courtyard and watched a woman throw “two mites” into the treasury. A mite was 1/8 of a penny. Translation: she gave nothing. The way our Lord sat mesmerized by her, you would...

Our Lord’s earthly life was simple and profound. “He went about doing good” (Acts 10:38). In each situation, with each person, he sought to do good, to bless, to help. He did not seek anything for himself but served those in the room with him. “Doing good” is a verb. He gave; he did. Not a slogan or idea; our Lord’s goodness was love acting. He spoke a fit word in season to lift up the discouraged, or to humble the proud. He sympathized with the hurting; he rebuked the...

Their place is quiet, already remembering them no more. Cries, questions, laughter – silence. Their room is more like a tomb, their bed a vacant bier. Well-meant flowers are not beautiful, comforting words barely heard. Sleep for the living is uneasy, hard to come by, not refreshing. Why, Lord, have you done this? We can trace his answer in Scripture. He loves his little ones. As soon as he said “seed” to Adam and Eve, children were front and center; his Son was. Children are...