Mat 18:5 And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

This statement works on a lot of different levels. On the surface, that means that those who welcome children also welcome Christ. Since the term used for "child," paidion, specifically means a young child or an infant, this could mean that every newborn comes into the world as a representative of Christ. On another level, it means those who adopts the simplicity and humility of a child also accept the teachings of Christ. Finally, it could mean that those who "entertain" children in Christ name, that is, pass on the Christ story, are doing Christ's work.

It is interesting that our dominant image of Christ, today, 2,000 years after his birth, is the child in a manger. What other great men in history are portrayed, not in their adulthood, but as babies.

"Receive" is from dechomai, which means "welcome," "accept," and "entertain" when applied to people. (It means "take," "accept," and "receive" when applied to things.)