Last weekend I had the chance to go back to Ipoh to worship at my husband's home church. That Sunday was rather special to me as it was my first experience hearing the message shared by the Sunday School kids and teachers. The theme of the message was on 1Cor 13:1-13. What was really interesting was that the Sunday School put all of us through the message just as how they would normally do in a Sunday School week. There was a short sketch, story telling, short message and even an illustration session.
I enjoyed the illustration about loving others. The teacher first used dominos to demonstrate the "domino effect". Then she explained that loving others is first experiencing love for ourselves first before we can truly love others. Once we are touched by God's love, the love will overflow in our interaction with others and this effect continues on. Another interesting point is that dominos need to be position near enough to run a "domino effect". So i about loving others. We can't love others from afar. True touch of love is when people experience a sense of belonging, understanding, acceptance and trust built through personal relationship. We need to genuining draw close to people just as how God would draw close to us. So it was a good reminder as I reflect on my relationships with people and how I could share God's love more by reaching out to people instead of waiting for people to come to me.
