Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The King of All I Survey

Sunday brought a few great lessons to the elementary gang this week. Class began with a reading from Matthew 7:24-29 and then the reading of Dr. Seuss' Yertle the Turtle. It was clear that building a kingdom on the backs of your friends and family made for a very shaky foundation! The kids had some wonderful insight into how we sometimes use others to get ahead and look better. They were also very open in discussing times when they, like Yertle, wanted much more than they needed or was rightfully theirs. They talked about people who were less fortunate than they are and made stuffed turtles to be sent to Operation Kid-2-Kid. The turtles will be handed out to children who lose their homes due to natural disasters. Each student also kept a turtle for themselves as a reminder of the many blessings they have in their own lives and to remember to not be a Yertle!

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