December 17, 2006
Pew Training: Mild, obedient, good as He.
Our church has transitioned back to 1 service for the next month, since attendance will be down until the college students return.
We still bring Fuller to the first part of the service, but we still have a struggle with keeping him still and happy. We had a snack for him and something to play with, but ultimately he wanted to run around and get away from us. He wanted to go back to the nursery to play.
Today the songs we sang did keep his attention, since they were mostly upbeat Christmas carols. And today he did try to sing along, so that was nice.
One song struck both Damon and I as we were trying to handle our son and sing at the same time. It was Once In Royal David's City, a favorite of mine since it brings back fond memories of Christmas past. But unfortunately it did make us laugh out loud when we got to the end of the third verse:
Christian children all must be
Mild, obedient, good as He.
I know that Fuller is only two and that this period of wiggles during church will pass, but it our prayer that he be a Christian child- mild, obedient, and good.
heh, yeah we always get a chuckle out of that line. I think Cal had us skip it last year if I recall. I dont think Jesus was necessarily all that mild, so perhaps there's some room for rambunctiousness in there.
Posted by: bobw at December 17, 2006 09:21 PMIm still praying that for my nearly 4 year old son....
Posted by: Suni at December 19, 2006 10:30 AMWhen E was a baby, Chris asked me, "So if Jesus didn't cry as a baby, how did they know he was hungry?" And I was like "Chris! That's the CHristmas Carol [away iin a manger] that tells us He didn't cry! Not the Bible!" We got a big chuckle out of that.
That verse aside, Once in Royal does have some good theology in it. But I think O Come All Ye Faithful is still my fave for layers of theology. (Or Lo, how a rose)
Posted by: Jeannette at December 19, 2006 10:19 PMWhile mildness at this age is easier for parents I have come to realized that of the kids that I babysat for many years ago who are now adults the ones that were not mild are by far much more interesting! :-)
But I feel your pain. Jeremiah does pretty well during the singing in our church but on some days is very wiggly. His snack and milk usually help. I try to remember that it is important for him to learn to be part of worshiping God with His people. And most weeks he likes to watch the worship band and clap his hands.
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