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In Psalm 127:3, it says, “Children are a gift from the Lord.” That they truly are! At the beginning of this school year, I was privileged to attend the parent orientations for our Open Arms Preschool. It was a rather informal affair, with parents and teachers sitting in wee-little child chairs, listening and sharing while children played in open areas of the room. During one of the sessions, while Mrs. Kirk informed the parents of procedures in the preschool, I snuck away to play and interact with the children for a little bit. When it was my turn to introduce the “happenings” of Saint John’s Children’s Ministry, welcome families and invite them to events, I came back to the little chairs and began speaking to the parents. All of a sudden a preschool girl came right up to me with a big smile, hugged me and kissed me on the cheek and then went off to play again. What a gift that was for me! Precious and pure was her love.
This past month has left a couple of opportunities for me to substitute in the Sunday School. While feeding His lambs, it was amazing how much they fed me back. Their trust in Jesus is incredible. Their wonderment is overwhelming. They may wiggle and lose attention fast because there is so much to explore in this world, but their hearts are so tuned in to the love of God. You can see the Holy Spirit living inside them.
Thank you, God, for the children You have created. We remember when Your disciples were arguing about who was the greatest and Jesus took a child in His arms and said, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me; and whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me but the one who sent Me.” (Mark 9:33-37) Help us to be thankful for the example children are for us. May we be like children in our love for each other so that we can live in peace and joy together all our days. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
I thank God for the dedicated ones who serve in Children’s Ministry. They give of their time, energies and love. God watches over them and sees who they are and what they all do for Him. The children are blessed by their love. Thank you to all of you.
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