Object: An extension cord and a small lamp.

Lesson: Grace, love, friendship, Divine power, light.

As the children gather I set a lamp on the floor and begin untangling an extension cord which I have previously determined is long enough to reach from the chancel steps to the outlet in the front of the sanctuary. Then I welcome the children and ask, "What do I need to do to get this lamp to work?"

"Plug it in," several children assert as one voice.

"Okay, then ... Let's see, we need a power source ..." I begin to look around as if to find an outlet.

"There's a plug over there!" Jennifer announces, pointing it out.

"Ah, so there is. Matt, would you take this cord and plug it in over there, please?" I've chosen Matt both because he is one of the older children and because he is on the si…