Returning to the pulpit after a season of treatment, Pastor Bert Cloud marks a joyful milestone: 30 years of Open Arms Christian Preschool. Turning to the familiar story of Jesus and the children in Mark 10, he explores what it meant for Jesus to become indignant when his disciples tried to turn the children away, and why he opened his arms to those his culture considered barely more than property.

Drawing on his own recent experience of needing help with the most basic things during his illness, Pastor Bert reflects on what it means to be truly open hearted, not fiercely independent, but willing to be lifted up when we cannot lift ourselves. With warmth, humor, and a nod to Fred Rogers, this sermon is a simple, deeply felt reminder for people of every age: you matter, you are beloved, and Jesus is still opening his arms to you today.