09/07/2026
This morning in Sunday School we did something a little different. We had a trivia lesson, based on numbers. In true "when am I ever gonna use this" fashion, math teachers your welcome, we combined a lesson, math, trivia, and competition lol
With a "The Price Is Right" style, we looked at how many number of books are in the old and new testaments, how many chapters, and how many verses; and a few other trivia questions. We then worked on a suduko styled puzzle with some of our numbers.
Our lesson, focused on the rose. πΉ
Just like a rose planted in the garden, our souls are meant to thrive in -Son-light. A rose stands best in the morning sunlight. Then, as the day passes and the sun moves and the shade comes, the rose begins to weaken just a bit. It begins to stretch and thin as it strives to reach the sunlight.
A rose planted in the shade will loose its bright green leaf color, it's blooms being a lesser vibrance and fullness. If not enough direct sunlight a rose will begin to wilt. π₯ A rose does not produce its own energy, it merely opens up to the sunlight given freely to it.
We discussed how that matches our walk as Christians. We can not produce our own spiritual joy, peace, understanding. We often face dark storms and trials, yet just like a rose, we must keep reaching upward. We can live in the sunlight all day long, but will never bloom properly until we avoid the shade of self reliance and step into the sonlight.
We pray everyone has a great night's sleep, and a blessed start to the new week.