"There once was in man a true happiness of which now remain to him only the mark and empty trace, which he in vain tries to fill from all his surroundings, seeking from things absent the help he does not obtain in things present. But these are all inadequate, because the infinite abyss can only be filled by an infinite and immutable object, that is to say by God Himself."
Each afternoon I feel like I am a ref. for a wrestling match so today I tried to plan ahead and think up an activity to do that would keep the boys engaged and not fighting. Today I had Ethan listen to the song "God Shaped Hole" by Plumb and we talked about what it means to have a hole in our hearts where God is supposed to be. We discussed all the different ways we try to fill that hole with activities, possessions, people, etc. only in vain. True joy and happiness is found when God fills that hole for us. We talked about the scripture that God "has set eternity in the hearts of man"; we all feel the void and know that something is missing.
We then traced Ian on a large piece of paper (which he thoroughly enjoyed) and then made a "God shaped hole" in the center of the drawing. We thumbed through magazines to find words and pictures of things that we use to fill that hole, the idols of our heart, what we worship instead of God. Ian of course didn't understand the activity but Ethan did and it prompted some good discussion. When Ethan worked on drawing the face he said, "I'm going to draw him with a sad face because he doesn't have God in his heart."
2 comments:
super cool momma - love the new tag - will be using you as a resource - and you claim to not be creative!
Ok, I'm impressed. This is SUCH a good idea. So glad I found your blog!
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