To
whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou
didst accept their praises --- accept the praise we bring,
Who in
all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King!
---Theodulph of Orleans, ca. 821
Count on a kid to tell it like it is. Maybe this is the
reason for the old adage, “Children should be seen and not heard.” Over the
course of our lives we develop the ability to filter our thoughts before they
become words. We also sometimes lose the child’s ability to see things as they
are, without expectation or preconception. Kids? They see it like it is, and
say it like it is.
In today’s text, hosannas stream from the lips of children.
They were onto Jesus, and seemed attracted to him without reservation. They saw
what they saw, and liked it, and joyously praised Jesus. May we today be like
children…no filters, no prejudices, no reservations about praising our
redeemer, Jesus Christ.
Let at least one of those hosannas be mine, Lord.
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