Slime

Years ago I was given a huge bucket of green slime, the kind made popular by Nickelodeon. Today that slime made its appearance in chapel in my box. Apart from being a huge hit with the kids, I really though the slime fit with today's lesson.

In John 9: 1-12 we read about Jesus healing a man who had been born blind. He heals the man by spitting on the ground and making a mud with the saliva which he then spread on the man's eyes. Children typically love this Bible story because, well, because it's gross. Spitting is gross. Making mud out of dirt and your spit is gross and then smearing the slimy mess onto someone's face is really gross. And that is the part of the story that I emphasized today. Ministry to others isn't always clean. It often involves getting our hands dirty. It may involve doing things we don't like to do, or even watch being done. Yet when we take that risk to touch others we become the hands and feet of Christ.

How will you get dirty this week?