Object: cough drops, some plain menthol and a lot of different flavored ones.

Good morning, boys and girls. I hope that you feel good this morning. I just love to come to church on Sunday morning when I feel good. Every once in a while I get here and find out that my throat is a little scratchy, or I have a little cough, and then I feel bad. Of course, when that happens I just take a cough drop and suck on it and pretty soon the bad feeling passes away. How many of you take a cough drop when your throat is a little scratchy or you have a cough? Lots of you do.

Has anyone ever told you that cough drops are a lot like love? They haven't? Well, let me show you how they work and then maybe you will understand how cough drops and love are a lot alike. [Pass out cough drops to the children, bu…