Mary have I have always, since even before we were married, been involved with children. We have our own children and grandchildren now, but we have always worked with kids. We take seriously the words of Jesus when He said ‘let the little children come to me and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.
We cannot afford to ignore children and set them aside. Children are valuable to the Lord and are capable of serving the Lord.
We need to realise what our children and grandchildren can do. We need to teach them to serve while they are young. We can teach them to serve at church by picking up rubbish and tidying up messes and setting up chairs and all those kinds of little chores.
We can also teach them to serve others. Teach them to put others first. We can start at home. Teach them to clear their things from the table and to offer to help others. Give them more serving jobs as they get old. Teach them that serving is part of life.
Our children can serve them. It is our job to teach them how.
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