Last Sunday (30 May), it was lovely to be ministered to by the leaders and children in the Junior Church. What made it even better was the number of young people who 'changed' their pew for the event. Thank you! What about staying there? As the children led the worship, I was reminded of the commitment we make each time a child is baptised and the responsibilities we undertake when we welcome a new member into the Church. This in turn reminded me of the words of Kahil Gibran in the The Prophet: "Speak to us of Children
And he said:
Young children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls.
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the Archer's hand be for gladness:
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable."
The leaders of the Junior Church fulfil so much of our responsibilities in the congregation and we are truly grateful for all their hard work. Let's support them by responding to the request for new teachers in the Junior Church. by ChristArt.com
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