Never alone

Gretchen Newby Stock

As a child, I had always loved Sunday School. Yet when it was time for my daughter to move from the Children's Room into her first Sunday School class, I was apprehensive.

I thought, "She can barely talk. How is she going to learn about God?" I really did not expect her to be able to sit for a whole hour and discuss metaphysical issues! She had already mastered the alphabet and numbers, but I thought she needed clever songs and furry Muppets to make learning "fun."

As I thought about it, I realized that God was more important than anything else she could know, and why should I delay her spiritual and most important education? I went ahead and enrolled her in Sunday School.

She's been in Sunday School for a year and a half now, and I am happy, impressed, and comforted by all she has learned. I want to share a story that illustrates in a small way what she has gained.

One day I was trying to explain to Cassidy that spending time by yourself can be a good thing. I said, "You spend time by yourself."

"No, I don't," she insisted.

"Sure you do," I said.

"No, I don't, Mommy."

"You were alone this morning," I reminded her.

"No, I wasn't."

"Then who was with you?" I asked slightly exasperated.

"God was with me," she replied.

"You're right! You're never alone," I agreed. I was happy to be reminded of this fact, and very happy that Cassidy understood God's omnipresence and knew that she is, indeed, never alone.

Gretchen Newby Stock
Troy, Michigan

From Cassidy:

Sunday School is when we talk about God and Jesus. I like Sunday School. Sunday School is good. Sunday School is loving. God is loving, and I love God.

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