Psalm 23
This story comes from Deb, one of our Wonder years workers.
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On March 13th I found myself choking back the tears as I prayed with our young ones. You see, each month I have the privilege of teaching our 4, 5, and 6 year old children in Wonder Years their scripture memory verses. We have been learning Psalm 23 since January. I came to class this particular Sunday with a heavy heart that was still broken over the recent news of the earthquake and tsunami devastation in Japan. Before I began my teaching lesson, I asked the students if they knew what terrible thing happened this week in the world. Immediately many of them raised their hands. I then felt the Holy Spirit nudging me to pray with our little ones, so I asked them to repeat after me as I prayed Psalm 23 to the Lord on behalf of the people of Japan.
It went something like this…”Dear Father I know that you are the Shepherd of the people of Japan and I just pray right now that You bless them with some quiet waters and green pastures. I also pray that You restore their broken souls and that You lead them in Your paths of righteousness. May they know that even though they may walk through the valley of the shadow of death that they do not need to be afraid because You are with them. I thank You that You are their comfort and that You love them deeply. Amen.”
I share this with you not only because it was a special moment where I felt the Holy Spirit present, but also because I want you to know that at EverGreen we seek to teach even the “wee” children to be passionate about Scripture memory and prayer as they grow in their walk with our Lord.
