In the Moffatt translation of Matthew 18: 3, Jesus calls a child and sets the child in the midst of the disciples in response to a question that has arisen about greatness in the Realm of heaven. Among words that Jesus expresses are these: “I tell you truly, unless you turn and become like children, you will never get into the Realm of heaven at all.”  Is this an indictment of adulthood which is purportedly the maturing of childhood?  Are we to become like the children our nation fails each year, leading to dire realities?  How does Dr. Howard Thurman address the metamorphosis that must take place in our consciousness and living to realign being a child with entering the Realm of Heaven?

Led by Dorsey O. Blake, Faculty Associate, Leadership and Social Transformation, Pacific School of Religion and Presiding Minister of The Church for The Fellowship of All Peoples.