The familiar words of Jesus, "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God," are the inspiration for a number of hymns, such as the one we have just sung. You also see that same scene in Sunday School art showing Jesus, meek and mild, a pastoral scene, sitting on hillside, with the flowers in bloom, birds singing, and little children gathered around him, leaning on his shoulders and knees, captivated with the stories he tells them.

So predominant and ubiquitous is this Sunday School art which all of us saw in Sunday School, that you can be raised with the impression that children were always surrounding Jesus. Also, one of the favorite biblical scenes so familiar to all of us, Palm Sunday, the children in the procession singing hosannas to Jesus.…