With these children it is not a matter of sickness; at issue are weak and vulnerable lives that still have the future ahead of them. Parents desire a blessing from Jesus: his touch will benefit the life and future of these little ones. Their arrival shows how they expect from Jesus the future for Israel’s coming generation.1
13 On lui amena des petits enfants, afin qu'il les touche. Mais les disciples reprirent ceux qui les amenaient.