Over the last two weeks, we have looked at Peter and John in the temple in Acts 3-4. Last week we had the healing of the man who had never been able to walk. This week, Peter and John were called to account for their actions. The temple officials told them off for teaching about Jesus.
Wait. What?
From the perspective of the kids in front of me, who KNOW that Jesus is God, why were these people who know God, not wanting people to speak about Jesus.
When you know something, it's really hard to understand people who don't know something, or know something different.
What was surprising for you about this story?
That the temple officials didn't want Peter and John to speak about Jesus.
What did I learn from the kids today?
That while I know things about God, I can sometimes forget God. Losing that shock, the outrage at the injustice of the persecution, that clear knowledge that this is not okay... Losing that is too big a loss. They taught me that I must hold on.
