Holy Week Family Activities Part 2

I wanted to write a follow-up post after we tried out these activities. It was such a powerful experience and so rich with meaning that I want to have it down as one of our family memories. Soren seems to really have grasped some of the truths we were aiming to teach over the week.

Thursday as we washed each others' feet after reading the account of the last supper in our Bible Storybook, the boys enjoyed playing, but Soren also took a turn washing our feet. Friday, we read the story of Jesus' crucifixion and Saturday, we did a short candlelight ceremony. The first night, I began to lead us in a closing prayer when Soren said he wanted to. Each night he closed our times in prayer; sweet, simple prayers of thanksgiving. His ability to synthesize what we had talked about in those prayers astounded me. It blessed me and moved me to hear these simple prayers of truth.

In hearing this deepening understanding in my son, this Holy Week and Easter Sunday has had an impact on me. I have gained a richer understanding of the events of Jesus' life that we remember this week. It has brought me so much joy to watch Soren's understanding grow. I have gained from hearing things through the faith and words of a child, to know in the simplest way these powerful truths.

Thanks be to God. He is risen!