Hello, St. James’ friends! We hope you are having a fantastic, safe, and lovely summer so far. In the verses above, Jesus shows what he thinks about children. He loves them, and he wants them to be with him. So much so, that Jesus got upset with his disciples when they tried to keep the children from coming to him. Jesus went as far as to say that if grownups were going to come to him, they had to come like children—trusting his love. Jesus thinks you are super special. There is no one like you. He created so that you could know him. Jesus died on the cross and arose from the grave so that you could know him and experience his love.

Jesus is not the only one who loves children and wants to be with them—we do, too. As well as your church family. It has been a while since we have seen some of you. We want to spend some time with you. We are going to do more fun stuff this summer and we hope to see you all soon!