"Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom." (Matthew 11: 25).
How do you see yourself before God? Wise and learned or childlike and little one?
Knowledge puffs up but love builds up. (1 Corinthians 8: 1). God prefers to reveal the secrets of the Kingdom to the childlike. You may call this: Preferential option for the little ones.
What are these secrets? They are mysteries which the mind of man cannot fully understand. Yet once they are revealed are found to be reasonable. The Lord gave the little ones the gifts of Understanding, Knowledge and Wisdom. With these core gifts they are able to understand the mysteries of the Blessed Trinity, Jesus the Christ, the Church, Sacraments, etc.
St. James writes of two types of wisdom: Wisdom that comes from above and the earthly wisdom. The wisdom that comes from above bears the marks of the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. While earthly wisdom bears all the signs of Satan, Father of lies. (James 3: 13 - 18).
Do you want to know some of these little ones, check them out by googling "Doctors of the Church" and "Church Fathers".
Dear Jesus Christ, I want to be a little one. If You want me to be a little one, You have to make me one Yourself. Remember Lord that all things are possible for You and nothing is too marvelous for You to do for me. Amen.
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