TALKING TO JESUS

The Church of the Good Shepherd sponsors Kid’s Club for children in the 3rd through 6th grade. There they develop friendships, have fun and experience the joy of serving others. Recently, several of the children completed the following sentence:

IF I COULD SAY ONE THING TO JESUS, I WOULD SAY …

“You rock!” – Elanor Snyder
“Will you teach me to be a disciple?” – Tommy Warrick
“I really wonder what it was like when you were born in the manger.” – Robbie Warrick
“Thank you for everything you’ve done for us.” – Scotty Fletcher
“Would you forgive me for my sins?” – Samantha Seager
“Would you forgive me and make me holy?” – Julia Cogdell
“I will always try to walk in your footsteps.” – Olivia LeBolt
“Thank you, Jesus!” – Jana Tremba

BEING THANKFUL

I think that being thankful for what you have is quite good for life. Some people prefer not to think about it this way, but you should be thankful for everything you have, even for your little brother who does (or probably did) whack his Star Wars light saber in your face or for your little sister, even if she ended up not wearing her satin dress and wearing boy clothes (they might have been too big) instead.

As my father, Jim, says, “Some other children’s families can’t afford a house!” Being thankful is a lot more than saying, “I am thankful for Zoë, the doggie in the house who bites my trousers.” Being thankful makes God very happy, and should make you happy too.

In the Veggie Tales’ “Madame Blueberry,” we learn that the poor girl was thankful for her piece of pie anyway, and she was happy, even though she also lived in a hut stuck on the ground. Always be thankful for your things, even if they don’t mean a lot to you. This is why I always seem to be thankful.

— Jack Lovelace, age 8

Courtesy of The Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist