Children's Moment: A Hunting We Shall Go

Mr. Ladd took me morel hunting yesterday and while we hunted, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the many walks my Grandma Allen used to take me on when I was a young girl.  She used to let me lead the way on many of our walking adventures.  I would go under trees, through the woods, dip in and out of the creek, trail around the ponds, and try to find the biggest rocks for Grandma and I to sit on and eat the sandwiches she would pack.  While we walked, I picked about every flower I would see and she would tell me the name of the flower and anything she knew about it.  She would tell me how some were used in medicine and how some were poisonous to eat or even to touch and how some were delicious to munch on. 

Can anyone tell me what the name of this plant is?  These are wild impatiens.  My Grandma told me I was like these little flowers.  These wild impatiens pop-up early in the spring and grow until the first frost of winter.  Their seed is spread by the wind, so they grow in just about every corner of the field and forest and they can hardly wait till spring to just show-up everywhere. 

These impatiens remind me of being a Christian.  We should go everywhere the wind blows, spreading the good news of Jesus Christ.

In Mark 16:15 Jesus says “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

We have talked about this many times in Sunday school.  How can we tell and show others about Christ in our everyday lives?

§        listening to a friend

§        hugging someone who is lonely

§        helping someone in need

§        telling others about God’s love

I hope you can be like impatiens, go everywhere and share God’s love with those you meet.

Let us pray:

Dear Jesus, thank you for allowing us to come into your house of worship on such a beautiful morning.  Thank you for the beauty in everyday things such as these impatiens and the wonderful reminders of your beauty and love.  I thank you for bringing each one of these children here this morning to hear your word.  Help us to share your love to all those we encounter.  We love you and praise you.  In Jesus name we pray, Amen.