As you probably know, I am a K4 teacher’s assistant at Cornerstone School. I have the privilege of spending my days with 18 incredible children and one amazing teacher, who I learn from daily. I also have the honor of teaching them about the Bible. This week, as I was briefly telling them about the season of Lent (to set the stage for the fast approaching Easter holiday), I realized a couple of things. First, I realized how numb I have become to the stories and miracles of Jesus’ life. Second, I had a strong desire to have them understand these are not just “stories.”
It is a blessing to grow up in a Christian family, but it can also be a curse if we become so familiar with the Bible that we see it as fiction…rather than actual events that occurred. It’s hard for me, as an adult, to put myself in another’s shoes to understand customs and culture from another time, and studies show that level of thinking isn’t attained in most children until the age of 9 or 10. This caused me to question if my teaching them these stories would do more harm than good, as if I am desensitizing them to the life of Jesus. THEN I was reminded that it isn’t logical anyway. It’s not easy to believe these stories. They’re incredible miracles that require faith to believe. And who better to have faith than these children? When I told them we celebrate Easter because Jesus died and then became alive again, you should have seen the look on their faces! It was one of shock, amazement, and probably a little confusion…but not disbelief. They believed it! No questions asked…literally. Teaching children these stories has been an incredible inspiration and faith builder for me. We are called to have faith like these children. Mark 10:15 actually says, “I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
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Isn't it amazing how these little children are "growing you up"?
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