Today in Preschool Chapel I asked the children to talk to me about the letter "A". Quickly, a child told me that "apple" begins with "A". Next, a child shouted out "airplane". So, I proceeded to make an airplane out of Play Doh. I thought I was finished, when a little girl informed me that my airplane needed engines. Pretty impressive for a preschooler. If my green (their suggestion) Play Doh airplane is going to fly it must have engines. What was I thinking? Quickly, I added two engines and all was well.
After a few songs with them, I began to tell them about one of Jesus' messages when He told His followers to be like two things: salt and light. Christianity minus the qualities that Jesus described is much like an airplane without an engine. It just doesn't fly. So, if we take seriously the words of Jesus, we need to know what is required. "You are the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14). How do we maintain our luminescence? Dallas Willard simplifies the process in his description of discipleship. I am with Him to learn from Him how to be like Him. (Divine Conspiracy, p. 276). His words remind me that I shouldn't try to be "salt and light" without learning from my Savior.
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