Play! Listen! Talk!

With all the talk about what's fair and what isn't these days, it was an unexpected joy to watch the kids in my Sunday School class have such fun playing a game today. They eagerly and cheerfully took turns hiding and finding pretend manna as they acted out the story of God's people gathering His provision of food. It didn't seem to matter if the "gatherers" watched the "hiders" set out the manna around the classroom. And then the "hiders" were more than happy to point out to the "gatherers" exactly where the manna had been hidden! There was no thought of who was winning or not as this fun game was played.

What I learned today: everyone's a winner when the sheer delight of playing a game trumps competition. And I hope the kids came away knowing that in God's eyes they can be winners every day as they depend on God's provision for them.