Children's Chapel Chat

Did you go to the Feast? Did you go to the feast?


Did you SEE that man stand up and say that strange thing? What did he mean when he said:



"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink."

He's a prophet! He's a madman! He's the Christ!

The kids were so cute. After having a little hands on (or should I say tongues-on) demo of the world's water vs. Living Water...heeehee, it's the small things in life afterall- poor kids.
They were all for whatever was coming next.

I poured them all a mini cup of SALTY water. No one was allowed to drink and I didn't tell them it was salt water of course. We were discussing what Living Water actually meant...compared to what the world had to offer, etc. Then we lifted our cups (well they did anyway) and DRANK!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Yep, that's about right boys and girls. Worldly water-not for you, let's quench our spiritual thirsts with LIVING WATER (Sprite). Didn't hurt their physical thirst either. Lol

We went through what a Feast might have been like learning about the water ritual...the priest comes from the water gate with the golden pitcher (Jake walks slowly from kitchen to donut table) to pour water into the basin. (symbolizing God's provision in the desert)
while we look on and we yell out (directly into the hallway mind you but thankfully no reprimand...no kicking us back to the tabernacle, woohoo) anyway, we yell out:
"With joy we drink from the well of salvation! With joy we drink from the well of salvation!"

But this is the LAST day of the feast...the most favorite day! When the priest circles the altar 7 times before pouring...Hooray! Hooray! we shout-but wait? What's this? Who's this man?
He's saying something....why is he doing this right during the most important part of the festival!?!

Why it's Devin! I mean...Why it's Jesus! And he says that the water HE has to offer will quench thirst permanently!

Anyway, after Lauren's peanut butter balls for feast treats and prizes for everyone who memorized their verse from last week...a little more practice for Miss Marcia's surprise and of course bottles of "Living Water" that they labled with the words "Living Water", the verse John 7:37 and then had to go offer someone after church...I hope that they took something home besides a salty after taste.


Sadly, a few adults that were offered "Living Water" actually said no. Can you imagine?

Some cute kid with a bible head dress on tentatively approaches (I suggested they go to someone they did not normally speak to) and offer: "Would you like some Living Water?"

NO????? Well, maybe they thought they were just water boys and girls. But they got them all out so we're good. Lol

One more week and I'm gone from these little lives...but hopefully I'll get a little hug or high five from them now and again.