Object: a blindfold.

(As soon as all the children have gathered, put on the blindfold.) Boys and girls, it's good to have you here this morning. I'm wearing a blindfold because I want to count my blessings. I figure if I wear this blindfold for a while it will remind me how lucky I am to have my eyesight. Then when I take it off, I will appreciate my eyes even more than ever.

I'd like to say hello to some of you by name, but since I have my blindfold on I really can't tell who is here. And I'd like to tell you something about how I like what you're wearing today, but I can't really tell because I can't see that either. In fact, it's really hard to have a very good conversation with you as long as I'm wearing this blindfold. I'm missing too much.

(Take off the blindfold.) There. That's m…