People were bringing even infants to him that [Jesus] might touch them;
and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it.
But Jesus called for them and said,
“Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them;
for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
Truly I tell you,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.”
Luke 18:15-17
“If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 18:6
Yesterday was World Toilet Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and International Children's Day. How can we possibly keep up? Sometimes these special days, weeks and months can seem, well, a bit much, don't you think? I laughed out loud a couple of years ago when comedian Mary Walsh noted that women get a day while turnips get a whole week.
Actually, all three of yesterday's causes are very important and deserve our attention. It is Children's Day which really grabs me because here in wealthy Ontario the Regressive Conservative government announced that it was eliminating the position of Child Advocate.
Really Premier Ford? I can't tell you how much this disgusts me. While cronies receive jobs paying hundreds of thousands of dollars and a spiteful firing could cost us half a million in severance, the office which gives a voice to the vulnerable and voiceless is eliminated as a supposed cost-saving measure.
While the office of the Child Advocate works on behalf of individuals who need someone in their corner, there are also broader initiatives such as the collaborative Feathers of Hope for First Nations kids. We are aware that there is an exponentially higher incidence of self-abuse and suicide for Native children, particularly in the North, and Feathers of Hope has been developed to respond.
Jesus sure seemed to hold children in high regard even though their personhood was considered less than that of adults in his culture. In the gospels he cautions those around him that if they impede the development and safety of children they would be better off dead. How's that for a hard-hitting observation?
Perhaps Ford and Vic Fedeli and the rest of the cabinet should stop grinning and do some bible study. I'd be willing to offer one, but I won't hold my breath for the call.
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I wonder how we can make our voices heard in the Ontario Government to decry these changes Ford and his cronies are making? They are undoing a lot of good things, and it is just WRONG. People do protest and write letters, but it seems it all falls on deaf ears, and those in power just do what they want , for the sake of their rich friends, with no regard to the needs of the most vulnerable.
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