One Sunday, the minister ask for a volunteer to head the Bible Study for the youth in our church. I felt a tug, was that tug God telling me to volunteer. Well, I dismissed that tug, I couldn't teach a Bible study, what did I know about the Bible, certainly not enough to teach it. I mean, really! The next Sunday I heard the same plea for a volunteer, a lot of children had signed up for the study and only 2 teachers had signed up. They would have to cancel the study if they can't find another volunteer. What was that I felt, another tug, couldn't be, I'm not qualified to teach.
At the end of the service, I found myself looking into the eyes of the Children's Director, Marcie, and telling her that I would like to try teaching. Was I crazy? Yep, call me crazy! Before I could finish getting the words out of my mouth, Marcie was saying "thank you, the 1st graders will be so excited to have you". Wait a minute, 1st graders, no way, no how. These words were flying through my brain, while my lips were saying "1st graders will be fun"!
I have been their teacher for 5 Wednesdays, and I'm feeling better about this journey. Most of the lesson flies right over their sweet little heads. But, repetition seems to be gluing some of the info to their memory, thank you sweet Jesus! While I'm talking, they are writing and drawing in their BS journals, and some of the journals are quite impressive. They love, best, the snacks that I bring, that I hope, represents the type of food that would have been eaten in Biblical times. Honey, walnuts, apple slices, goat cheese, and flat breads, that sort of food! We even built a campfire, pretending that we were shepherds watching over our sheep. A flashlight was the fire!
Next weeks lesson tells about Jesus being tempted by the devil, should I go dressed as the devil? Probably not, that would be too crazy. I'll come up with something, it's a visual thing that I need to impress those active minds. Journeys are the pathways to the mind!!!
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