Februari 27, hari ini Minggu

Had my first taste of Sunday school. I admit that it has never been my talent to work with kids, much more toddlers. I still remember whenever I see a baby and try making faces to make that baby smile or laugh, the baby would usually frown and start crying. From that time on, I changed my goal from making kids laugh to making then cry instead, and its easier to make them cry by the way. But having been assigned to help in Sunday school made me force myself to really like kids and put an effort to communicate with them. It is like connecting with my inner child, mimicing them, making baby sounds, picking crayons and helping them color their activity sheets. More than just teaching children, its more like they were teaching me how to be a child once again. The fun of tracing broken lines, applying color to black and white figures, forming shapes from formless clay, approaching people with innocent smiles and having the peace of mind that you will be safe in the midst of these children. More than just being potential Christians, these kids will be future leaders, the shapers of tomorrow's future. The basic exercises that they do in class, though simple they may seem, are the foundations of what the future Indonesian society will be. The challenge is how to put Christ at the center of all these activities. I believe that this is the main task of preachers, to allow Christ to use us in introducing him in the lives of people. It's a pity then, that a lot of preachers nowadays, because they are too much engrossed with human development forget to include Christ in the picture. I believe that the greatest tragedy for preachers is not only when they are not able to make good speeches or homilies, but rather the greatest tragedy for preachers of the Word is when they forget to include Christ in their preaching.