Object: an article of clothing or jewelry with hearts on it.

Lesson: God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts crying "Abba! Father!" (v. 6, RSV) Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. (v. 15, RSV)

Good morning, boys and girls. Do you see the heart(s) here on my (clothing, pin, jewelry)? How do you like it? Does it remind you a little bit of Valentine's Day? Maybe you think I should have waited until February to wear it. But hearts show up a lot of places besides on Valentine's Day, don't they. Where have you seen some? (Let them offer some answers.) One place I see a lot of hearts is on bumper stickers on automobiles. Maybe you have seen some of those too. The bumper sticker may say "I [heart] America" or "I [heart] …