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Children's Sermon
Pentecost 4
July 6, 2003
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
Psalm 48
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13
I would like to tell you a story about a boy named Mawgdot. Now Mawgdot wanted to play the piano more than anything else, but he didn't like to practice.
"It is time for you to practice," his mother would say.
"Aw, do I have to?" he would say.
"I'll set the timer," his mother would say. "Just practice fifteen minutes."
One day Mawgdot said, "I want a magic piano."
"A magic piano?" said his mother. "What's that?"
"It's one that plays what you tell it to play," said Mawgdot. "Whatever keys you hit, the right notes come out."
"Would that be good?" asked his mother.
"I think it would be good," said Mawgdot. "Then I wouldn't have to practice. I could just play."
"You wouldn't have to do anything," said his mother. "You could tell it to play the music and you could do something else."
"No, I want to play the piano," said Mawgdot.
"Well then, you'd better practice," said his mother, "or the piano might decide it doesn't need you at all."
Mawgdot hadn't thought about that. Maybe the piano needed him to play the right notes. So, he got up on the piano bench and practiced for fifteen minutes and didn't fuss.
That night when they were getting ready for bed, Mawgdot's mother said, "Mawgdot, I'm proud of you."
"Why?" said Mawgdot.
"Because you practiced the piano without fussing today," said his mother.
"I want to get really good," said Mawgdot.
"You know what else you are getting really good at?" said his mother.
"What?" said Mawgdot.
"You are getting really good at talking to God," said his mother.
"I am?" said Mawgdot.
"Yes," said his mother, "because we practice talking to God every day when we pray."
So they said a prayer like this, "Thank you God for letting us get really good and not fuss about practicing. Amen."
Roland McGregor, Pastor
Asbury United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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