Treasure Chest

Today we had an adventure with Samputa Mudra or "Treasure Chest."  Mira taught this way of holding your hands in her pirate lesson.  We began the lesson with the thought of "what is in your treasure chest?"  When preparing for today's children sermon, "The Gospel in a Nutshell," I thought of how the "treasure chest" could be the "nutshell" and hold the love of God, represented by a foam heart.  With 66 books in the Holy Bible containing 1,189 chapters and 31,173 verses, it's kinda cool than John 3:16 can zero in on what is essential.  This verse is often referred to as the "Gospel in a Nutsell"--For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  Know it and show it!  Let God's love shine in the choices you make this week.  This is a treasure indeed.