Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Is that GOD?!?

At the preschool where I work Wednesday mornings are Chapel mornings, and this morning was the first day of chapel. All the children gathered around Mrs. Jenni as she explained what we would do in chapel. She talked about how we will be in God's house and that we should be quiet and listen to Pastor Chris. The children lined up so nicely and walked quietly to chapel. The church has a traditional, 50-year-old sanctuary with pews and stained glass windows. The children were so excited about doing something new, and eager to please the teachers. They were too cute. We started out by singing 3 of the traditional songs of church preschool. They are Jesus Loves Me, Deep and Wide, and He Has the Whole World in His Hands. (Hope those songs don't run through your head all day.) Next was Pastor Chris. He stood up and said, "Good Morning! Thank you for coming." The little boy sitting next to me asked, matter of factly, "Is that God!?!" How cute is that???? I said no, that is the Pastor. Pastor Chris continued talking about how God is everywhere--in our hearts and, even, in this room. The little boy sitting next to me began calling God. He cupped his little hand around his mouth and began looking around asking, "God....where are you?? God...where ARE you?" The two-year-old sitting in front of me was gazing at the stain glass picture of Jesus over the choir loft. He leaned toward his teacher and said, "Boy, Jesus sure is quiet." Sometimes children just say the cutest things.

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