Today as I sit quietly, I found myself reflecting on the Sunday afternoons I used to have as a young child.
I can still recall the life we lived then very clearly, even if it seemed at the time in the back of beyond. In reality today its not that far from Portsmouth, maybe 20 miles or so, but then we had no car or phone, so to travel took a while.
One of my recollections was Sunday School at the local Baptist Church where we went to church each Sunday. The Sunday School was held in the afternoons, which as a child I sometimes would resent, wanting to play outside rather than give up my afternoon.
However, I was always drawn to a painting high up on the wall of the hall attached to the church where Sunday School took place.
Over the years I had wished many times to see this picture once again that seemed to capture my attention so often. I was quite young at this time because we had moved there when I was 4yrs old and had moved on to another house by the time I was 8yrs old.
However, I would look at this picture with the children standing around Jesus from all the 5 different continents in the world. I would wonder at what kind of countries they came from and what their lives were like. How lovely to be there with Jesus.
You can imagine my delight on eventually finding a copy of it on Pinterest. At last I have a copy of it once again.
Today I do a lot of travel and have visited many different nations while I work for Jesus. I didn't know back then what I would be doing today in nations that need to know about Him. Pictures can often speak louder than words, especially when Holy Spirit works in our lives, even at a young age.
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