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Children’s Day

‘The Lord bless you and keep you’.
That’s when it begins.

That moment when we, as a gathered
body, look at the child being baptised
and we make our commitment, in
communal song, to be there as they
grow up in our fellowship. We’re in this
together. Your child and mine, you and
me. It was a great privilege to be able
to do Children’s Day this year. The aim
was very simple - to present the
story of HIStory; Jesus who gives
us Joy, Everlasting Life, Salvation, These things go in cycles. Without
Unlimited Access to God, and Songs continuous investment in our young
to sing. And the thing about history people, then there will come a day
is that they say it repeats itself. when there is no one else to stand
up. You aren’t old, you’re just reaching
Well, there we were - those of us who the conclusion of the book; you aren’t
were given the green light to take on young, you’re just beginning the
this special day have all been invested opening chapters. But it’s all one Story,
in during our own youth, and we were His story, and we’re all part of one
then able to present the same Story journey together.
to those coming behind us; our own
children, our own youth, our own church The Lord bless you and keep you.
family. I remember the joy of being part
of Children’s Day in my childhood, and
I saw joy again this year. Andrew Dickson