Forgiveness

Last Sunday our 5th grade Sunday School lesson was on “forgiveness”. As sections of scripture go, the story of David and Bathsheba is not one of the easiest to explain, but the teacher’s guide suggested that I tell the story from David’s point of view.This turned out to be very powerful both for me and for the class.

Speaking as David, I covered the whole story from rooftop voyeur to grieving father, covering all the messy details and wrapping it up with a discussion of God’s amazing forgiveness. At least one of the kids was able to recall both the main point and the details later.

There were several ideas presented, including “forgiveness doesn’t mean there are no consequences”, and “hiding a problem is not the same as fixing it”. This could become one of my new favorite lessons. God is good!