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2) This Little Light of Mine
based on Mat 5:13-20
by Rev. Frank Schaefer
Object: a battery operated electric candle.
Tell about the meaning of Epiphany as God's Light coming into the darkened
world. Turn on the electric candle and ask the children what light is useful for
(vision, beacon, warmth--let them feel the heat of the bulb).
Tell them that "God's Light" is a picture word (metaphor) for a
person who came into the world and whether they know who it is. Ask them why they
think Jesus is called God's Light (he made blind to see, he helped us understand God in a
new light, he saved us from sin...).
God's Light is still in the world today, shining in the form of the church
of Christ. We are the church, you and I are God's little lights and we are called to
shine in the darkness around us--to make this world a better place. Examples?
If your children know the song "This Little Light of
Mine" this is a great time to sing it with them to close the children's time in
worship (you may want to use the hand-motions too).
