Little Ones Respond When Interested

[From a teacher in a branch church Sunday School]

Sometimes we find teachers who are reluctant to teach the younger children, and I was one of these. I had taught the older classes for many years, and when asked to take a class of three and four-year-old pupils I told the superintendent that I felt I could not do much with little children. She asked me to try.

The first two Sundays the children were noisy and wanted only to play "choo-choo" train. The third Sunday when they still wanted to play, I shut my eyes and prayed. One little one came to me and said, "I want to say, 'No odder gods for me.'" He still spoke baby talk, but his desire to be a part of the Sunday School gave me great encouragement.

The following week I did much metaphysical work about this situation, and the answer came quickly and clearly. To a three or four-year-old child, a train means going on trips and seeing things. How could I keep them interested and how could I be obedient and teach them the first lessons, which are defined in Section 3 of Article XX of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy? It came to me that the history of the Ten Commandments would be very interesting to the children, and by my telling them the history, the words and the meaning of the Commandments could also be learned.

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