Children’s Program, Nov 12

This Sunday, we read the story of Naaman who was powerless to bring about his own healing and a young servant girl who shares her faith in God’s healing power. We share how we feel valued when others listen to us, and we talk about our faith and how we see God active in our lives.

Children leave the 8:30am service in Pope Hall to go to their program.

The Story

In the story of Naaman (2 Kings 5:1-14), the focus is often on the healing prescription for leprosy. The catalyst to this story, however, is found in the second verse where a young unnamed girl is introduced. This girl is actually an Israelite slave girl, taken captive in a raid. She is a servant, seen and not heard. She is a person utterly without power in a story that presents a stark contrast between the powerful and the powerless. The powerful warrior Naaman is powerless to change his situation or to bring about his own healing. The powerless young girl shares what she knows to be true; she shares her faith in God. She tells Naaman’s wife, who in turn tells Naaman, who then repeats the girl’s message word for word to the king as he seeks permission to go to the prophet of the God of Israel to be healed.

The Lesson

In our lesson, we will recreate the story in a flip book and share stories of when we were “heard and valued,” and how we felt in those moments. We will explore how we feel valued when others listen to us and hear our stories and the feelings behind the stories. We will talk about our faith and how we see God active in our life.