Today in children’s church the kids tried to catch bubbles.  Some of the bubbles were caught, some weren’t.  We talked about the things that God asks us to do in our lives and with our lives.  At the children’s level, those requests were things like obey our parents, be nice to our siblings even when they are annoying, help others, invite others to come to church with us, and so on.  We talked about the fact that some things are easy for us to do like praying and helping others.  Other things are difficult for us – being nice to someone who is annoying or who has hurt our feelings, forgiving, obeying when we would rather not.  The kids are right.  Some bubbles are difficult for us to catch and some are easy.  The kids are also right – we have to keep trying to stay in the game!