Church Service Today

It's 9/11 today. No surprise, I know.  Our service at church today was in remembrance for those who lost their lives and those who sacrificed their lives ten years ago.  It was a very nice service with music, remembrances and prayers. 

The thing that stuck out the most for me during church was when a lady (our pastor was gone today) read the gospel lesson from Matthew chapter 18:21-35. She read: Peter came and said to Jesus, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times." 

She went on to explain how if we aren't able to forgive for what has been done to our country and all the people who lost their lives, we harden our hearts against God and aren't open to receive his love.  It was so nice to hear her talk about it; granted, I didn't have someone close to me lose their life in this horrible thing, but God is able to help us through everything, no matter how big or small. 

While we may still be angry over what happened, we need to forgive.  God forgives us for all of our sins, so likewise, we need to do the same for others who've hurt us.


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It was Clarence's first day of Sunday School today.  He was so excited when I told him.  He really loved it!
First, we gathered as a large group and sang some songs.  Clarence doesn't know any songs yet, but he took a songbook and sang his own words while everyone else sang.  He did sing the loudest, too; or, maybe I just thought so since he's my kid and that's what I was paying attention to. :)

Next, we moved down to the classroom.  Nikki and I are teaching preschool kids (ages 2-K) this year, so we had a lot of kids (10 or 11 today).  We started by making snap bracelets and then coloring some paddle-ball thingies...just a little craft to get them back into Sunday School...

After they finished coloring, we headed outside to play Duck, Duck, Goose and Ring Around the Rosie.  Clarence had never played Duck, Duck, Goose (to my knowledge) and just loved it, once he grasped what was going on.  We closed with a quick prayer before the kids went to find their parents.

When it was time to go, he said, "No, I go Sunday Cool." It was very cute...I can't wait until next week! I hope he loves it every time and that he learns about Jesus' love for him!


Have a wonderful day; remember the importance of forgiveness!