Monday, July 14, 2008

Theology of 3-year olds

My wife and I are part of a church plant in Syracuse. It is called Catalyst and we meet at Nottingham High School. I have the privelege of teaching the 3-5 years olds. This usually means I have three or four kids, mainly girls. This past Sunday I had my usual 3 young ladies (ages 3, 3, and 4) and they were wonderful. Instead of using our typical DVD program to pass the hour, I taught them from a book. It was way too wordy so I was forced to improvise. The amazing thing was to see and hear these little girls talk about how Jesus helps us when we pray. They have no clue the theological ramifications or doctrinal bases for prayer but they still believe. How often I need to have this child-like faith. Rather than worry, I need to pray. And in the words of Leah, one of the three year olds, "Jesus will make us happy." How true.

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