Re: Verse reading – Luke 18:9-17 (day one)
Our scripture this week is about prayer and preschoolers. Luke puts these two stories together. Same lesson. God’s help moves toward humility. Ego= problem. To be a sinner and know it (and be humbled by the failure) is actually a better position than to be a respectable person trapped in pride. The story of the children illustrates the same truth. No one in ancient society had less standing than a child. No disqualification, this native, intuitive humility gave a child special advantage in the eyes of Christ. Maybe coincidence. Maybe not. This weekend our search team will recommend a candidate to become FBC’s Minister to Preschool and Children. Welcome Jimmy Gunn! (and Ashley and Ezekiel) A huge step forward in the “Next Gen” strategy approved last spring. My prayer? As we think seriously about what/how we will teach children, we also think about what they can teach us. If my people will humble themselves. . .
