“Jesus
said: Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such
belongs the kingdom of heaven." – Matthew 19:14
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You don’t need to be a theologian
to answer a young child’s questions. The answers are not very complex. Imagine overhearing a conversation like this:
A child asks her Daddy: “Isn't Holy
Communion the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus?”
“Yes, sweetie, it really is Him.”
“And Daddy, doesn’t Jesus invite us
to receive Him in Holy Communion?”
“Yes, sweetie, He does.”
“And does He love us Daddy?”
“More than we will ever really know,
sweetheart.”
“So, He would never ask us to do something
that He knew would hurt us, right?"
“No. No. Absolutely not! In fact, He told
us that if we wish to be with Him in heaven for all eternity: ‘We must eat His
Body and drink His blood’.
“So, I should never be afraid I might
get physically sick from receiving Holy Communion?”
“That’s right. No one should ever
fear that God would allow them to get sick from receiving Him worthily in
Holy Communion.”
“But Daddy, why do so
many others think differently? Why have we been stopped from going to
Mass and receiving Holy Communion?”
“Not everyone has the supernatural faith and trust
in God that you do, sweetie.”
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“Oh, Daddy, how sad God must feel
when so many don’t trust Him.”
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