Greg Kelley

I teach the eight and nine year olds in Sunday school now. Today was my first Sunday, and I have to say it was pretty awesome. I thought I didn’t like strange little kids. Turns out they’re all strange but I do like them anyway. There was a time when all the little kids are together, from ages 5-11 (or something like that). The leader announced the topic for today was the atonement of Jesus, and asked if anyone knows why we need Jesus. The little kid in the row behind me, he was probably seven, said “so that we can be forgiven of our sins and be resurrected.” The teacher called him to the front and made him say it louder. On the way back to his seat the teacher said “Very good! Somebody has been listening to their parents and Sunday school teachers!” He said very casually “That’s all I have to do in life.” I might have been the only one to hear his comment, he sat right behind me and said it quietly.
Well, that kids on the right path I’d say. He sounded like he decided on that himself, which is inspiring.
I don’t think children are so wise that we can learn from them. I think we can learn from them because they are ignorant of almost everything in the world. They’re very basic humans, and mature humans can forget some of the basics.  If you lose hope in the goodness of humanity you can turn to this group.  At least the ones in church on Sunday.

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