Object: rough-sawn beam, approximately 4" x 4" x 2'
Good evening, boys and girls. It makes me so happy to see you in church! Look what I have here. It's a piece of scrap lumber I have left over from a building project. Would you like to hold it? (As many as want to may hold the beam.) What do you notice about it? Yes, it's very heavy and rough. Your hands could get splinters from it if you aren't careful. This beam is not very long, but it's still very heavy. Imagine what it would weigh if it were this long. (Demonstrate with outstretched arms.) Maybe that's how long the beam Jesus carried wa…
CSS Publishing, Lima, Ohio, The Gifts Of Lent, by Donald Neidigk