Michael Frost says Jesus ordinariness invites us to follow him. It provides us with a template of how to be God-like even as ordinary human beings. Jesus is very clear. He says, “Unless you become like a child you will never enter the Kingdom of God.”
Jesus doesn’t just want our cognitive acknowledgement & acceptance of his work on the Cross. Life lived in close proximity to God is movement – it is movement outside of the box and away from ourselves. The impact of that kind of change in our lives is reflected in the magnitude of the changes that are brought about by the arrival of a new baby into the family.
When we allow God to become the Center, we find our lives being overwhelmed by a movement that goes beyond ourselves and out into the world of others. Isn’t that what babies force us to do in their very crying out, even in their cooing contentment – we are drawn into self-forgetfulness and continuous activity on behalf of their needs. Life in the Kingdom of God is no less demanding and constant occupation.
