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When Jesus revealed himself to the "childlike" he wasn't dumbing-down his divinity. He demands thought and reason of his followers, and then helps them to build a logic of faith (and thus chose St. Paul to argue it!). But, ''verily, verily'', as he might say, reason has its limits, and it is by the Grace of the Father that Jesus reveals himself to those willing to look beyond the limits of their comprehension and simply believe.
When Jesus revealed himself to the "childlike" he wasn't dumbing-down his divinity. He demands thought and reason of his followers, and then helps them to build a logic of faith (and thus chose St. Paul to argue it!). But, ''verily, verily'', as he might say, reason has its limits, and it is by the Grace of the Father that Jesus reveals himself to those willing to look beyond the limits of their comprehension and simply believe.


=== What childlike is and is not ===
== What childlike is and is not ==
I feel so much better now about Matthew 11. Indeed, I believe -- think? -- that in writing his post I have learned much while bolstering my faith. I pray so. So let us here flush out some meaning, so that we can more fully understand.  
I feel so much better now about Matthew 11. Indeed, I believe -- think? -- that in writing his post I have learned much while bolstering my faith. I pray so. So let us here flush out some meaning, so that we can more fully understand.