Monday's thoughts

"Children's Sabbath"
October 12th is a great Sunday for our church. Our children help us conduct the service and take up the offering and participate in many, many important ways.

The Children and Family Council determined the theme. They wanted us to do something with the Olympic theme and "Go for the Gold". I will be working with that theme this week.

Here are some preliminary thoughts for children of all ages:

How do you become a winner in a world that is as competitive as our world has become?

Isn't there something about 'the first shall be last and the last shall be first' in the faith tradition? Does that mean our children should be encouraged to lose? Does that kind of thinking inspire an attitude of defeat?

How do you win and allow others to win in a competitive world like our world and what do we tell our children?

The church is encouraged to practice "radical hospitality". What does that say about winning and losing?

I am going to work with this theme and would appreciate some help. If you have suggestions email me your ideas at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net and if you are willing to have others read your responses click on the box below.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster