Watching a child suffer is one of the hardest things a parent carries. These verses are for that exact ache.
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“...Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”
Mark 10:14 (KJV)
“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
Psalm 121:7-8 (KJV)“...Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 19:14 (KJV)There's a particular helplessness in watching your child hurt and not being able to fix it yourself. Mark 10 shows Jesus actively wanting children brought near, not kept at a careful distance — He didn't treat them as an interruption. That same nearness is available here, for your child and for you. You don't have to hold this alone, even when the medicine and the waiting room can't be rushed.