rejecting the humble ones

Matthew 19:13-15

The disciples seem to have forgotten the lesson about children and being humble. I'm not sure how much real time there was between this incident and Jesus' teaching about being humble. In the book, these two are not even separated by a chapter. It seems a bit odd - Jesus calls a child over to him to make his point but when people bring their children unsolicited, the disciples jump in to chase them away.
However, before I get too carried away about the thickness of the disciples' skulls, I must examine my own life. I know there have been times that I have read the Scripture, even blogged it and then closed the book and immediately forgotten what I've studied. I know that in those moments, just as in this incident in Matthew, that Jesus rebukes me but he does it with such love and grace. I pray that the Spirit would increase the capacity of my spiritual memory. I pray that I would not shy away from confronting others when necessary but that I would do it with incredible love and grace.