Friday, August 17, 2012

Tooling Up for Fall

Welcome back to St. Paul's!

This fall's faith focus is on "tooling up" our faith.  We began with a review of familiar tools that we want to make use of this fall:
  • The five-finger prayer list:  the thumb reminds us to pray for those closest to our hearts, the index finger reminds us to pray for our teachers, our tallest finger reminds us to pray for our leaders, the 4th (weakest) finger reminds us to pray for those who are hurting and our little finger reminds us to pray for ourselves.
  • Ephesians 5:  "Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love."  What does it look like to "walk in love" at St. Paul's during a school day?
  • Ears for listening to each other and listening to God.
  • Mouths closed regarding stories that help us keep anger and guilt alive.
  • Open palms for serving others.
We will be reviewing these tools during our first full week of chapel before launching our fall Bible stories.  Families are invited to help each other make use of these wonderful tools at home!