Remembering

In pre-k and kinder Sunday school this week, we talked about memories and the power of being a child. We read the verses in Mark about Jesus and the children (Mark 10:13-16) and talked about how important children were to Jesus and what it meant when he said "Do not hinder them." Then we read Mem Fox's Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge. Like Wilfred Gordon, the kids all knew someone who had misplaced their memories. There was some lively discussion of the memories they would be sad to lose, everything from a trip to Sea World or watching Granddaddy ride his horse to how it felt to get a hug from Mom when you hurt your knee. The kids made Memory Boxes for our elderly friends that come every month to the Gathering Place. I pray the work of our children can spark a few memories for the "Miss Nancys" in our church family. If you missed out on this weeks lesson and want to know more about making a Memory Box for someone special in your own life, contact me for instructions.