Young children rely on us to be storytellers about who Jesus is.
him. T ese are deep and abstract concepts, but they have their beginnings in the fi rst years of life as children hear stories and see images of Jesus in worship space artwork. Let’s marvel at the ways young children
CHRIS OCKEN As an infant grows, she may begin to remember
familiar faces from previous times in worship. Isn’t it amazing to think a baby is forming some neural path- ways to remember your face?
Stories and imagery about Jesus Worship may be the fi rst place where a young child may “hear the story of Jesus and his love.” Young children rely on us to be storytellers about who Jesus is, what he did and how our life is rooted in our relationship with
in our midst are neurologically marked by the routines and rituals of worship, prayer, music and other faith practices. T ese neu- ral pathways that initially form widen into highways. Every congregation can off er
rich and varied ways for little ones to learn sounds, smells, sights, tastes and touches that create deep neural pathways that may last a lifetime.
Author bio: Rundman has a doctorate in developmental psychology and is the director of children’s development at sparkhouse, the ecumenical division of Augsburg Fortress. She lives in Edina, Minn.
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