Object: A wooden box, a long choir robe, a tall hat, and a tape measure.

Good morning to all of you. How are you on this first Sunday in September? Good. Is everybody happy about the idea of school starting? I knew that you were, but I thought that I would just check for the teacher and tell her how much you like it.

Do any of you ever worry about school? Do you worry if you are going to pass or worry about a test or just worry because you like to worry? Jesus used to like to laugh a lot, and one day he said to some people who liked to worry about things that it sure seemed strange to him why people worried. He said that some people worry so much that it makes them sick. Now there are some things that just happen and they are supposed to happen and there is nothing that we can do to chan…