This morning at church the service leader did something I can't recall happening during a service I've attended and something I'm unsure ever occurred for me to do while in ministry.
They prayed for the children entering a new school year while they were in the service.
As a parent of a child going into another school year, it was really nice.
It reinforced for us as a family, but also for the children themselves, that we are a significant part of the community.
I liked how the church went out of their way to pray for the children, schools (even individually named) and the staff at the schools.
Usually, this kind of courtesy may be extended to the schools where a church teaches scripture, but this seemed to come purely from the place of wanting to bless the children and schools.
It was a really nice part of the service and reminded me that small gestures like this can have significant value for community building.
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