| Everyone
Should Know
There are a few things about church and God
that I think every Christian kid should be taught at some point
of time. One of those things is the Lord's Prayer. Last year at
my Great-Grandmother's funeral we were about to say it when my cousin
pulled on my arm and said "I don't know this!" I told
her just to keep quiet during the prayer but I will tell her about
it later. Though I should have been focusing on the words not just
automatically say them out loud, I couldn't help but thinking, "She's
8, she should now this by now." I knew that she had been baptized,
and I knew her mother knew the prayer, so why didn't she? That is
one thing I haven't to this day figured out.
Another thing all Christians should know is
Psalm 23. You know, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down is green pastures..." etc, etc, etc. Well,
maybe they don't need to know all of it by heart, but at least know
where to look to find the verses. I know I learned it when I was
about 6, when my dad was learning it. I re-learned it in about 4th
grade, in Mrs.. Wilson's Sunday School class. We even made pictures
and presented them to the younger kids.
The final thing all Christians should know is
John 3:16. "For God so loved the world, that he sent his only
son, and whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal
life." Most Christians have had to learn that at some point
of time, me in about pre-k, going to a Christian preschool. I found
it odd that someone I knew couldn't quote even that one verse. There
are others I know well, such as Proverbs 26:11, "As a dog returns
to his vomit, so a fool repeats his stupidity." I have also
somehow memorized most of the communion service. Well, once you
hear something twice a month for your entire life, you tend to remember
things.
So there are some things that all Christians
should know, no matter how old or young. You can be sure that my
children will know all these things by the time they are in full-day
school. |
