We are approaching what we call “Stewardship Dedication” Sunday this weekend at my church. What typically happens is during the offertory, members of the congregation walk to the front of the sanctuary and place their faithful commitment cards in large cornucopia baskets placed there to receive them.
Antipicating this act of worship, last week our Childrens Ministries leaders challenged their youngest charges to create “acts of kindness” cards with drawings, sayings, or sentiments to convey what each child considered to be important things for Christians to say or do. Our staff had the privelege of previewing some of these creations that this weekend will also be placed in the stewardship baskets.
The collected insight, wisdom, and messages exhibited in these cards was striking. One in particular caught me up short. I’ll let its simple profundity speak for itself:
“Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up.”
Wow!
Michael Denham
Reverberating Word 