AN .afternoon at the farm! How good it sounded. All the children were ready when the car came to pick them up.
Girls and boys, braids and curls, young people and children, sat in a circle to sing new songs about Jesus. Maybe you .know some of the songs:
Like a Little Wandering Lamb
When Mothers of Salem
O Happy Day
Then the Sunday school teacher's wife came in room with a long ribbon that reached all the way around the circle of hands. The ends were tied and on it was a ring, so the children had a lively time guessing who had the ring. Candy tasted so good then, and what fun hide-the-thimble was!
But the children were waiting for something, and at last Mr. R— said, "Now we will go to the barn." There were cows to see, calves to feed, cats to pet. Most fun was racing, jumping, and playing hide-and-seek in the haymow.
How hungry everyone was when they came in to sit around the long table. Still they waited patiently until they had thanked the Lord for their food, Then what solemn words Mr. R— spoke:
"Children, I want you to think about two things. First, all of the good things you enjoyed today came from God. The Lord Jesus created everything and He gives us all the things that we enjoy.
"The other thing is, for every good thing you enjoy, something had to die. The hay you played in is dead grass. A plant or animal gave its life for most of the clothes you are wearing. For this bread in my hand, wheat had to fall into the ground and dii.."
Thirteen large pairs of eyes were on the teacher, as he told them how the Son of God, who made everything that is alive, came down to this evil world to die so that these very boys and girls could have a new life and go to heaven.
After a story like that, the children were willing to sing "Jesus Loves Me" and the new verse:
"I love Jesus, He doth know,
For He loves me, loves me so.
And He likes to hear me say
That I trust His love today."
Messages of the Love of God 10/12/1952