Kids — munchkins — rug rats — ragamuffins — you have to love them. Jesus obviously did. Youngsters appear regularly in the gospel narratives. There must have been something not only winsome but downright fun about Jesus for children to want to be around him. And Jesus obviously appreciated the perspective of children — he went so far as to make that startling statement that unless we have the kind of faith that children have, we will miss out on the kingdom. What is that perspective? Is it trust? Some. Is it dependence? A bit. Is it humility? A little, maybe. All of those are true to an extent (albeit, in my humble opinion as a father, only a small extent). Actually, I think the childlike quality Jesus means most is the sense of wonder about life, the curiosity that is evident everywhere, …