A friend told me yesterday about their family’s chocolate box. Twice a week, they gave their young children chocolate after dinner. To teach them about grace.
They said, “Have some chocolate. Whether you’ve been good, or whether you’ve been bad. Whether you are glad, or whether you are sad, God loves you anyway. And so do we.”
Not surprisingly, my daughters are very eager for this sweet instruction in grace.
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Brennan Manning on Grace (from The Ragamuffin Gospel)
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Anita Mathias says
May 6, 2012 at 8:40 pmThanks Claudia, and Jennifer. Sadly, my first attempt at introducing it was not a success. I ate all the leftover chocolates in the box.
Yet another reason I need grace!!
Anita Mathias says
May 6, 2012 at 8:40 pmThanks Claudia, and Jennifer. Sadly, my first attempt at introducing it was not a success. I ate all the leftover chocolates in the box.
Yet another reason I need grace!!
Jennifer in OR says
May 6, 2012 at 4:30 pmWonderful! Will also introduce…except for my one son who doesn't like chocolate, I'll find a substitute. He loves Smarties (the little candy) and also glazed donuts. 😉
Claudia says
May 5, 2012 at 9:58 amMmm. Chocolate as a spiritual lesson. Good idea. Reminds me of a Chocolate Mindfulness Meditation I read about last year: http://canterburyquake.keswingroup.com/christchurch-quake-destress
Anita says
May 4, 2012 at 10:46 pmHi Joanna, We are going to introduce it too. And not just for our kids! God loves us too whether we are naughty or nice, good or bad, glad or sad:-)
Joanna says
May 4, 2012 at 9:11 pmLove this! Wish I had thought of it when ours were younger. Although on reflection, it's probably never too late to introduce chocolate-related rituals. 🙂