Children are born with innocence and a lack of malice. Their imagination is fertile and their hearts glow with happiness and expectation. Julie Andrews sings from Cinderella about a world full of zanies and fools who don't believe in fences and rules. Children acquire mechanisms as they grow to adulthood to survive and prosper our ever changing environment and adapt to deceptions, moral and ethical issues. We are all children of God. Moses received the commandments on Mount Sinai, a template for all, to live in the light of Jesus, God's beloved son, in whom He was well pleased. Keep those commandments in your heart and live your life to the glory of God.

Amen.

Based on the readings for the week: Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9