S – Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”^{, 15} After placing his hands on them, he went on from there

Matthew 19:14–15 CSB

O – Commentary:

But the disciples felt this was a waste of Jesus’ time. They began rebuking those bringing their children. Apparently the disciples had already forgotten what Jesus said earlier about the worth of children and the seriousness of causing them to fall (cf. 18:1–14). Jesus rebuked the disciples, telling them to let the little children come and not hinder them. The kingdom of heaven is not limited to adults who might be considered to be worth more than children. Anyone who comes to the Lord in faith is a worthy subject for the kingdom. This implies (19:15) that Jesus had time for all the children, for He did not depart from the region till He had blessed them all.

 “Matthew,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – We naturally want to establish an “order of importance.”  We look at others and compare.  Jesus is breaking the cultural norm that children were less important than the adults.  Everyone is important to him.  We should emulate that same posture.  Whatever we can devise to give ourselves a greater sense of worth than someone else is wrong.  God loves us all the same.

R – Heavenly Father, you are all knowing and all present.  Thank you that you loved me so much that Jesus would go to the cross.  Please help me have that same love for each person I interact with today.  You love us equally so I should do the same.