{"id":2708,"date":"2011-08-28T13:07:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T20:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=2708"},"modified":"2017-06-28T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T06:25:11","slug":"let-the-children-come-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=2708","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Let the children come to me!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/2011\/08\/28\/let-the-children-come-to-me\/20110828_113538-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2715\" style=\"border: 10px solid black;\" title=\"20110828_113538 copy\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110828_113538-copy-150x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a>&#8220;But Jesus said, &#8216;Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of 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