"You Have Got To Be Kidding"
The ideas of Soren Kierkegaard lend themselves to Children's Sabbath. Kierkegaard was often called "The Dismal Great Dane". He followed closely the idea that life was basically absurd and meaning in life was to be found in the moment because the moment is all we are truly sure we have.
The text I plan to explore comes in Mark's Gospel (the 10th Chapter) where Jesus is in the midst of children and the disciples speak sternly to him about that. They really didn't want children around and Jesus said, "Let the children come to me for to such belongs the Kingdom of God."
So far my sermons on this text have attempted to defend Jesus and his, evident and right, position that children are to be honored. In this sermon, on Children's Sabbath, I am exploring the text in a completely opposite direction. I want us to understand why the disciples would want to exclude children. They have a point and it is a point that ought to be made. I will attempt to make it this Sunday on Children's Sabbath.
Do you think children should be seen and not heard? How do you feel about children in church? Is worship not a place where children should be? We have made a commitment to have children in church every first Sunday. There are many less young families coming to church and worship the first Sunday. Did we make a mistake with this decision? Are there ways we can change the worship services to make them more children friendly without making them insulting to adults who are looking for something more sophisticated?
What do you think?
Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to allow the readers of the blog to see your response click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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