Toolbox For Faith

Sydney, age 5 is a great older sister for Jorja, age 2. Sydney taught us all a huge lesson last week.

We have open communion where everyone, even the children, receive communion. We leave it to the parents to decide when a child should start receiving the bread and wine.

Last Sunday, we were distributing communion by intinction and I gave Sydney her wafer. Jorja was right behind her and I gave her a blessing since she has not started receiving the bread and wine. Sydney waited with her wafer until I had blessed Jorja and instead of dipping her wafer in the wine, Sydney broke it in half and gave one half to Jorja. She did not want Jorja to be left out.

My mind immediately went back to the Gospel for the day in which Simon, the Pharisee, was critical of the woman who was washing Jesus’ feet with her tears and putting ointment on his feet. Simon would have left her out but not Jesus. Sydney was looking out for her sister. It was a powerful sermon as she lived the Gospel in a wonderful way.