Children, Agony and Praise with Jana Alayra

Children change the matrix. Did you ever notice this? You are in
an argument with your husband, and it is getting heated. He’s
being stubborn, won’t get your point, and keeps saying the same
things over and over. About to notch it up one more level on the
intensity scale, you hear the unmistakable sound of children’s
feet approaching. You take a deep breath as you push back your
hair and wipe the tears from the corners of your eyes. Children
change the matrix.


Having started three churches, I am well aware the children/youth
dynamic is critical for a balanced church to grow. Young families
who may have ignored God for years start asking about the impact
such might have upon their children. Do they really want their
own offspring to grow up with no knowledge of the Bible, no
understanding of Christian values, and no connection to the
heritage which drove the progress of Western Civilization in
Medicine, Science, and the Arts?


“What church should we try out, dear?” she asks her husband. “I
don’t know if I can do that church thing again. Can we put it off
another month or so? The Steelers are undefeated, and I don’t
want to miss the impact on my fantasy football team today.”


With some movement of the Divine in strange and mysterious ways,
a family may end up back in church. Trying to act casual, the Mom
and Dad navigate the maze and signs to the children’s wing,
smaller churches apologizing for not having a program just yet.
Everything is awkward, and the service hasn’t even started.


Will your children or grandchildren know anything about the
church you avoid due to your past pain and disappointment? Could
kids be an avenue to awakening a desire deeper down in you than
any building with walls could contain?


Today we have an expert in kids and church. She sings like an
angel, prays like a warrior, is the friend everyone wants, and is
just real enough to sneak into Church Hurts And for the next few
moments.


Singer/Songwriter Jana Alayra, welcome.


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