Diversity
Children's sermon
Object:
pick-up sticks, different colored marbles, or M&M's
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone. (v. 1)
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is Thanksgiving and it is one of the great American holidays. Other countries have their own Thanksgiving days. In Canada, it was celebrated on October 8 this year. Mexico does not have a regular Thanksgiving day, but England always has one in September. Almost everywhere there is day that the people give thanks to God for the harvest.
We thank God in so many ways. Look, I brought a game that I used to play when I was a boy. It is called pick-up sticks. It is a fun game. You spread out all of the sticks and then you try to pick each one up without ever moving another stick. Do you notice all of the many colors? (let them answer) Each color has a different value. Some are worth one point, others are two points and one is worth ten points. The sticks are like people. Not everyone is the same. Some are tall and some are short, some are old and some are young, some are rich and some are poor, some speak one language and others speak different languages. We are all different. At Thanksgiving time we remember all of the differences and we give thanks to God for the differences. The United States of America has many different kinds of people and it is wonderful. Each group of people brings something different to our nation. We have German food, Spanish food, African food, English food, French food, Indian food, Chinese food, and many other kinds of food.
We have different languages like English, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, and Norwegian, to mention only a few. Sometimes when you are in a big city, you will hear many different languages spoken at the same time. The languages are beautiful.
We dress differently. Eskimos from Alaska dress differently than people in Hawaii. People from Texas who wear their cowboy hats are very different looking from the people who wear hats in Maine or Massachusetts.
We are a great country because of our diversity. Can you say diversity? (let them say the word over several times) All of our colors, our food, our dress, and our languages make us a great people. We used to call ourselves a "melting pot," which meant that we could all live and work together. We do different jobs and we help each other grow and do better.
Saint Paul said that we should give thanks for all of the differences there are. We should thank God that we can love and learn from the many different people we meet and share our lives with in America. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is Thanksgiving and it is one of the great American holidays. Other countries have their own Thanksgiving days. In Canada, it was celebrated on October 8 this year. Mexico does not have a regular Thanksgiving day, but England always has one in September. Almost everywhere there is day that the people give thanks to God for the harvest.
We thank God in so many ways. Look, I brought a game that I used to play when I was a boy. It is called pick-up sticks. It is a fun game. You spread out all of the sticks and then you try to pick each one up without ever moving another stick. Do you notice all of the many colors? (let them answer) Each color has a different value. Some are worth one point, others are two points and one is worth ten points. The sticks are like people. Not everyone is the same. Some are tall and some are short, some are old and some are young, some are rich and some are poor, some speak one language and others speak different languages. We are all different. At Thanksgiving time we remember all of the differences and we give thanks to God for the differences. The United States of America has many different kinds of people and it is wonderful. Each group of people brings something different to our nation. We have German food, Spanish food, African food, English food, French food, Indian food, Chinese food, and many other kinds of food.
We have different languages like English, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, and Norwegian, to mention only a few. Sometimes when you are in a big city, you will hear many different languages spoken at the same time. The languages are beautiful.
We dress differently. Eskimos from Alaska dress differently than people in Hawaii. People from Texas who wear their cowboy hats are very different looking from the people who wear hats in Maine or Massachusetts.
We are a great country because of our diversity. Can you say diversity? (let them say the word over several times) All of our colors, our food, our dress, and our languages make us a great people. We used to call ourselves a "melting pot," which meant that we could all live and work together. We do different jobs and we help each other grow and do better.
Saint Paul said that we should give thanks for all of the differences there are. We should thank God that we can love and learn from the many different people we meet and share our lives with in America. Amen.
