However, yesterday afternoon my kids and I carved pumpkins. We had a lot of fun. I let the kids use special kid-safe knives, but if you will notice my little guy is using a butter knife.
When it was time to scoop out the insides, my 3 1/2 year old thought it was a job better left to me because it was yucky. :)
Yesterday morning I had the children's story at church. I thought I would share it with you.
To illustrate my story I had a pumpkin that I had already scooped out the insides. However, I left a few strings and seeds. I also had carved a happy face, but put the pieces back in place.
First, I showed the children a pumpkin and told them I was going to tell them how a pumpkin (Jack-O-Lantern) was like Jesus.
Jesus chooses us just like we choose a pumpkin to carve.
When we accept Jesus as our Saviour, He takes away our sin. This is like when we scoop out the "guts" of the pumpkin. (I scooped out some of the insides.)
Jesus puts a smile on our face. It is easy to be happy when Jesus is in your heart. (I popped out the pieces of the face I had already carved out.)
Finally, Jesus puts His light inside of us so that we can shine for Him. This is like putting a candle inside of a pumpkin. (I lit a tea light candle inside of the pumpkin.)
I finished with a prayer.
I know I don't usually talk about my faith on this blog, but I thought there may be some of you who would appreciate this illustration. I hope you all have a safe and happy night.
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