Colossians 3:14-15

The devotions this week come from the verses the JAM kids will be talking about.  The theme this month is Cooperation.  Cooperation is working together to do more than you can do alone.

How can you be a part of this?  Take a deep breath and open your heart, how can we be Better Together!

Read Colossians 3:14-15

14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

Grab a piece of paper and trace around the fingers on your hand.

Think about all the parts of your body that had to work together just now to trace that hand. It required your brain, your fingers, your wrist, your eyes, so many “parts” of you had to work together!

In the same way the parts of your body work together, God wants us to cooperate with one another. Cooperation requires care and attention. We have to take other people’s ideas into account and show them that what they have to say is important.

Grab your handprint drawing from earlier. Write the words of today’s verse in a long curling line up and over the fingers of your hand. As you write, thank God for your friends and ask for help to show love and care for them as you cooperate to get more done.

Loving God, help us to work together. Thank you for my friends. Help me to show love and care for them. Amen.