On a recent Sunday afternoon, 20 Bay Life families met up at Hawthorne Assisted Living with dozens of helium balloons and Valentine cards in tow. Children and residents alike delighted in the burst of color. The handmade cards were created during Sunday School over the course of a month. How rewarding it was for the children to hand deliver their works of art!
Great day? Absolutely! Good way to introduce children to the value of service? Absolutely!
But, there was something else at work that day. Children were not just serving. Children were ministering. A seven year old took the hand of an elderly woman and prayed for her. Prayed for her by name. How beautiful it is when the Body of Christ remembers that we are more than an accumulation of service "projects". Something much grander is at work. That little seven year reminded us all of the purpose of service. Balloons and Cards are nice, but prayer has the ability to take the recipient beyond charity and into restoration.
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