We are back from the break, and happy to be back
81, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 12/8/2022)
Returning from November hiatus.
1. The why
2. The rest
3. The rethinking
4. The result
5. The praying
Our first poem is titled
ONE SUNDAY IN CHURCH
Let the little children dance to the Lord,
And in doing so find the lost chord.
May they dance a song of joy
With love for God’s baby boy.
The congregation will sing
And the children will bring
The pleasure of their smile,
Leading us through our miles.
May we all be that child
Whose heart is so mild,
That we will sing and dance
When given the chance.
Yes, the children will teach us
To be happy with Jesus
As we sing and pray
Each and every day.
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me
and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the
kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14 ESV)
11/27/2022,. Tim Carter
Discussion:
The church I attend has chairs instead of pews and the music is mostly songs written
more recently than the hymns Dave and I were raised singing. I have seen some of the younger children dancing as the songs are sung. They have big smiles on their faces and some times the mothers join them. After seeing this, the dancing and the smiles on the girls and mothers faces I was moved to write the poem. I never thought this was inappropriate, but I realized that Sunday the children were dancing for God, for Jesus, and as they grow older that joy of dancing will follow them in their faith and the joy of celebrating the birth of God’s Son, our Savior, Jesus. I then knew that they were experiencing worship more deeply than I did as a child when I had a coloring book and crayons, and sat on the kneeler with my coloring book on the pew. I was, for the most part, unaware of my surroundings. So, yes, let the children dance to God, to Jesus as we sing our songs of worship.
I made a card with the poem to give to the mother’s of 2 of the girls. My 7 year old granddaughter, Aria, drew the picture.
The next poem is from God’s Rhyme, page 134. It was written in 1984 and was our Christmas card that year.
THE WONDER OF CHRSTMAS (GOD'S GIFT)
Oh let us sing...
