Lessons I learned in Sunday School

This past week in Sunday school I was helping with our youngest class, the 3 year old to 6 year old group. They are a very darling group of kids who are at an age where everything is fun and adventure and everyone is a potential friend.
The class was making telephones this week. You know, the kind you used to make with a couple of cans and a length of string. We poked the holes and tied knots in the string and then we really had a ball! Running around with one end of the phone to your mouth trying to find someone to listen. I had one kid run up to me with the listening cup extended towards me, I took the cup put it up to my ear and told him to say something. We stood there in silence for a moment when the little boy suddenly went, "LLLLLAAAAAAA". That was it no message, nothing special just LLLLLAAAAA. We both laughed at his game and then he ran off to find his next victim.
One child in the class had been having a bit of trouble listening and obey and so I thought he probably didn't get what all this was about. The lesson was about spreading the message about Jesus to people. We talked about how God gives us the courage we need to tell others the gospel. Well, when this little rascal came up to me and wanted me to listen, I was pretty sure I was going to get another LLLLAAA. Instead, from the other end of the string came that timeless message, "Jesus loves you!" So simple, yet so astoundingly profound. This little fellow was listening! On some level, he was absorbing the real message we wanted to share with those kids.
What a wonder it is to know that Jesus Christ loves me! Despite my natural bentness. Despite all that I truly am he loves me. If you take a look at Romans chapter one (like we did at my home group on Tuesday night) you see it laid out pretty clearly what people are like. Sinful to the core. And yet in the chapter Paul is telling people that he is not ashamed of the gospel which is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. (Romans 1 vs. 24-32, vs. 16)
So this week I've been trying to live in light of the love of that father, that savior and remember that God will give me the courage I need to share that message with other people, who need to hear it, whether they seem like they are listening or not. :)
Thanks for reading,
Shannon

Prayer Points:
The church is going through a series focused on serving and reaching out. We are putting together some new ministry ideas, please pray that God would raise up leaders and ministries that will spread the good news here in Alice and around the world.
Please pray for a continuing deepening of the relationships I'm building with people here especially the children.