1.10- Little children are great. but...

1.10-

Little children are great. Jesus was this baby and then at age twelve He decided to do something his mom didn't know He was doing.
He didn't go home with the people He was supposed to be with. They started looking for Him and when they found Him what Mary said is priceless. "Why did you do this to us?"
He had chosen a different path than they expected. He was hanging out at the temple engaging in "His Father's business". I can imagine how upset they were. Children are great. Twelve and thirteen year olds are great some of the time.

The reality is that Jesus, God in a body, came to earth so He could experience everything we would experience down here on earth. When we cry out for problems when our children don't do exactly what we thought they were supposed to do we can cry out to our Father in heaven and He understands.
Having children increases connections because it makes us vulnerable. This builds bridges of friendship and joy.

Luke 2.
⁴¹ Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. ⁴² And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast; ⁴³ and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it, ⁴⁴ but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. ⁴⁵ When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him. ⁴⁶ Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷ And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers. ⁴⁸ When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, “^[s]Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I ^[t]have been anxiously looking for You.” ⁴⁹ And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s ^[u]house?” ⁵⁰ But they did not understand the statement which He ^[v]had made to them. ⁵¹ And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these ^[w]things in her heart.
⁵² And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and ^[x]stature, and in favor with God and men.