Once upon a Sunday

After the worship today, PT and I decided we'd take the boys and do a lesson.  Our tiny pre-teen class is often only 2, and today was no exception.  We're talking (indirectly) about bullying.  Why?  not because it's a hot-topic and adult-driven curriculum that we think they need to hear, but because several weeks ago we wanted to prove the bible's relevance to them and asked for a "question"- to which we would search the bible to see how God answers it. One of the boys wanted to know "why are people bullied?"  This has lead to an inpromptu series on Bullies- what to do about it, why it happens, what people need to have in order to overcome it, and eventually lead us to today: The Warrior's Psalm (18).  Graphic depictions of fortresses, fire-breathing dragons, earth-quake enducing fist-drops, and lasers, complete with sound-effects, peppered our discussion as our boys "conference called" each other.  It was the most inspiring thing to see two 12 year old kids side by side with their head bent over the bible, whispering about the passages and interpreting how this or that might look, or whether their mind's version of King David was more warrior or more king or more boy with a rock.  If only all bible lessons were so fun to teach!  It was almost like a movie~