In SRE today I asked who could remember the Memory verse we learned last week and hands shot up. One child could say the verse perfectly and a few others had a really good try. I was impressed after only one week of working on it. Sometimes we think memory verses are only for children but why? Here’s some excuses I have tried… I’m too old? I don’t have time? Or perhaps you’ve just never really thought about it. Well let me encourage you, you can be (and should be?) committing God’s Word to memory.
Kids in my SRE class are often motivated by the prize, a bouncy ball or eraser or book mark that says Jesus loves you – the bouncy balls are the most popular! But what if the reward was much greater. Focusing your mind on things above, helping you to get to know God better, reminding you of great truths that sustain you, easing your anxious thoughts, taking up space in your day and life that may otherwise be filled with mindless scrolling.
This term we have been challenged to remember John 14:6, Next term we’re studying the book of Colossians. A few of us have started to memorise Chapter 1 – why not join us 😊.
Yours in Christ,
Kate
*Picture unrelated… AI generated image of when the Picton congregation was attacked by a dinosaur (and Joan was eaten, poor Joan…)
