We as fallen, human beings, are bred for competition. It is amazing what a little meaningless contest can do to a room of tired and bored first and second graders. I work with the children's ministry at The Woodlands United Methodist Church, and every Sunday I along with another intern and my boss baby sit a room full of elementary kids. We sing songs from this DVD and the kids are always semi into it, but whenever a contest between boys or girls or 1st and 2nd graders is mentioned, the room goes wild. It's great to hear them all singing and laughing and having a good time, but behind it, I also think about why they are singing so loud, and it is because they want to win. These kids are the same as all of us, we all want to win, and I'm just dang sick of it. We want a bigger church with more members than anyone else, we want to be the best. I want to just move away with a colony of losers to the south island of New Zealand and start a colony.
Anyone with me?
1 comment:
sounds like a good plan to me.
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