Temptation

FLY (First Lutheran Youth) was fun tonight. After a long day at work I feel like I should be pooped, but I feel energized after spending time with the young people.

We had ice cream with the widows dinner group that meets at church. I think intergenerational activities are good for young people. It was fun to see all ages in conversation. One funny thing happened: we were going around the circle introducing ourselves and saying what our favorite ice cream topping was. A 98 year old woman said "Beer!" which the kids thought was pretty funny.

We talked about temptation tonight during small group discussion. I was awed by how these 5 - 8 graders engaged with the topic. The youth went away knowing that everyone gets tempted (it's normal), God provides a way out of temptation (it is not inevitable to give in), and we need to take responsibility for our choices. I think it was a good reminder for us adult volunteers, too.