Dalton St Marys

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Dalton St Marys.  It was great to see all the children and staff again - it seems like ages since we last visited the school.  Sarah started the assembly by asking the children if they had gone away for Easter.  She explained that when we go away we sometimes stay over on the way in a Premier Inn - why eat as much as you like breakfast.  This led into asking the children if they had ever had breakfast in an unusual place - we gave them some ideas to start them off. Sarah then explained that today's story was about a breakfast on a beach.  I then told the story of Peter and Jesus having breakfast on the beach with the disciples and afterwards Jesus asking Peter if he loved him, not once but three times.  This I explained was Jesus forgiving Peter for the three times he had said he didn't know Jesus.  Jesus went on to ask Peter to look after the disciples which he did - he also started the church.  Sarah explained that Peter had been forgiven and was sorry for what he had done and now he could shine from the inside out.  After the song Sarah finished the assembly with a prayer and then encouraged the children with the Lord's Prayer.