He is Risen!
It is Good Friday. And that reminds me of one of our "family stories".
A few years ago, we were trying to teach our children about the tradition that when someone says, "He is risen", the response from those who know Jesus is "He is risen, indeed!"
We were employing a questioning style of teaching to help our children learn this concept, so we asked, "Do you know what to say when someone says, 'He is risen!' ?"
This was all brand new for 8 year old Nick, who knew that it was good news that Jesus died and rose again, but he had never heard of the traditional response.
So he came up with his own: "He is rise, yeah!"
That is still one of your family's favorite stories. And this Sunday , when someone at church says, "He is risen!" My response is going to be "Yeah!" because that really is the heart of the matter and even an 8 year old can understand it.
But I probably will only say "yeah"on the inside rather than out loud to avoid any confusion...
A few years ago, we were trying to teach our children about the tradition that when someone says, "He is risen", the response from those who know Jesus is "He is risen, indeed!"
We were employing a questioning style of teaching to help our children learn this concept, so we asked, "Do you know what to say when someone says, 'He is risen!' ?"
This was all brand new for 8 year old Nick, who knew that it was good news that Jesus died and rose again, but he had never heard of the traditional response.
So he came up with his own: "He is rise, yeah!"
That is still one of your family's favorite stories. And this Sunday , when someone at church says, "He is risen!" My response is going to be "Yeah!" because that really is the heart of the matter and even an 8 year old can understand it.
But I probably will only say "yeah"on the inside rather than out loud to avoid any confusion...
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