Choosing Love and Light in Lent: “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”

About this episode

Mother Paige discusses the importance of choosing love and light during Lent and teaches the children a song to remind them of Jesus' presence.

Mother Paige greets the children and notes the start of a new season and a different service opening with the “Summary of the Law,” reminding them of Jesus’ commandments to love God with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength and to love their neighbor as themselves. Referring to the Gospel reading, she explains that Jesus came because “God so loved the world,” and that what matters is choosing to love God and the light that has come into the world. She connects this repeated choosing of love and light to Lent as a time of practice. She then teaches the children the song “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me” as a weekly reminder that Jesus is with them on their pilgrim journey and invites them to sing it together and continue practicing with Mr. Adam. 00:00 Welcome Back 00:08 Summary of the Law 00:59 Why Jesus Came 01:44 Choosing Love in Lent 02:07 Learning the Song 03:07 Sing Together and Send Off

People in this episode

Hosts: Paige, Adam

Topics covered

• Lent
• love
• light
• children's sermons
• Jesus

Keywords

• children
• sermons
• St. Peter's Episcopal Church

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Products: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me

Books & works: the “Summary of the Law, I Want Jesus to Walk with Me

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