Worship with children

Today I got a closer glimpse at understanding what Jesus is talking about in Luke 18:16 when He says not to hinder the children from coming to Him because the Kingdom of God belongs to "such as these." Today the children's ministry at CrossRoads started a focus on Worship. Specifically today we focused on the nations bringing glory to God.

Psalm 117: "Praise the Lord, all you nations...and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever..."
We sang God You Reign which was awesome because in the chorus the kids have the opportunity to sing "God You Reign" in 3 different languages...it was hysterical, but cool.

Psalm 136: "His love endures forever!"
Of course, we had to sing Chris Tomlin's "Forever." The kids really love this one

Psalm 118:124: "This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!"
Today is the Day is a song these kids love. We learned it at VBS and it is such an easy way for them to memorize scripture. Each day we should treasure because it is of the Lord's divine blessings and wants us to be joyful in it for His glory. And the kids love the "oh, oh, oh, oh" part in the beginning. :)

BUT THEN...here's the moment you've been waiting for...my glimpse.
Hosanna (Praise is Rising). The kids love this song, but what is really moving is that I didn't not even prompt them to sing louder. Normally, since they are tired and may not know the song very well, they can half-heartedly mumble the words. But they were gloriously uplifting "Hosanna! Hosanna!" It was at that moment that I caught the glimpse. The kids are learning, they don't even fully know what Hosanna means, despite the delivery of my academic musings. :) But they do know it is a name for the Lord. What if we, even when we didn't fully understand, unashamedly, with an uninhibited or distracted nature shouted out in song with one another..."Hosanna, Hosanna, You are the God who saves us, worthy of all our praises!" I got it. Many times we strive to be like the smarter and wiser ones, but what if, on occasion we tried emulating the heart and passion of a child.

With a mini-lesson on the wise men's worship of baby Jesus and a charge to "Tell the World," the kids and I BOTH gained a better understanding of God's call on our lives. Now, Go...and Tell...because He is the God who saves us and is worthy of all our praises.