eASTER GIFT
The students received a small bottle of layered sand, showing the layers from the shells the sand came from to the refined finished product. The following label was on the bottle:
Since God shows off His creative abilities in tiny bits of sand, think about what He has done – and can do – with us, the crown of His creation. The Lord knows why each grain of sand is a certain way, and He knows the same about you. God’s love for you is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the world.
Easter 2017
Prior to giving them this small token, I read the story "Best of All" by Max Lucado. Bess Stovall is famous for being famous. “When it comes to Wemmicks, she’s the best,” they say. Who wouldn’t want to join her Wonderful Wemmicks Club? The catch is this: only Wemmicks made of maple can join–the best wood from the best forest. But Punchinello can’t join since he is made of willow. “Willow is weak wood,” says Bess. “No one wants to be a willow.” And Punchinello is the only willow in Wemmicksville. Everyone looked down on him, even his friend Lucia.
Punchinello learns a valuable lesson when Eli the woodcarver helps him see that he is special because the Maker made him–the Maker even chose his wood. This tale from Wemmicksville will surprise you as Punchinello himself shocks the town with how special he really is.
Since God shows off His creative abilities in tiny bits of sand, think about what He has done – and can do – with us, the crown of His creation. The Lord knows why each grain of sand is a certain way, and He knows the same about you. God’s love for you is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the world.
Easter 2017
Prior to giving them this small token, I read the story "Best of All" by Max Lucado. Bess Stovall is famous for being famous. “When it comes to Wemmicks, she’s the best,” they say. Who wouldn’t want to join her Wonderful Wemmicks Club? The catch is this: only Wemmicks made of maple can join–the best wood from the best forest. But Punchinello can’t join since he is made of willow. “Willow is weak wood,” says Bess. “No one wants to be a willow.” And Punchinello is the only willow in Wemmicksville. Everyone looked down on him, even his friend Lucia.
Punchinello learns a valuable lesson when Eli the woodcarver helps him see that he is special because the Maker made him–the Maker even chose his wood. This tale from Wemmicksville will surprise you as Punchinello himself shocks the town with how special he really is.