At that time Jesus declared: I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. The thanksgiving prayer follows the denunciation of the Galilean cities: after lamenting the rejection of the wise and understanding, Jesus gives thanks for the revelation to little children. The wise and understanding are those whose self-confidence in their own comprehension closes them to the kingdom's revelation; the little children are those whose awareness of their own inadequacy opens them to receive. The gracious will — it seemed good to you — grounds the pattern of revelation in the sovereign pleasure of the Father.

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