Sparrow Being Sparrow by Gail Donovan
Author:Gail Donovan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 2023-07-25T00:00:00+00:00
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âWelcome!â said the Sunday school lady. âIâm Miss Cathy, and this is my helper, Miss Lucy.â
âHey!â said a teenage girl, with a big smile. She had braces on her teeth that were the exact same light, bright blue color as her eyes.
Then the kids all went around and said their names. Amelia, who was in second grade. Lionel, third grade. Hayden, third. And Anton and Sparrow. They were the oldest.
âToday weâre going to talk about prayer,â said Miss Cathy. âCan anyone tell me how to pray?â
âLike this!â said Anton, clapping his hands together.
âLike that,â agreed Miss Cathy. âAnd when you put your hands together, which finger is closest to you?â
Nobody answered.
âItâs the thumb, isnât it?â said Miss Cathy. âSo the first thing we pray for are the people closest to us. That might be your mom or dad, or your brother or sister. Okay? Next comes our pointer finger. It reminds us to pray for people who point us in the right direction, like your teachers.â
Miss Cathy kept going. The tall finger reminded them to pray for those in authority, like the president of the United States. The next finger was for those who were suffering or in any sort of trouble. Then she held up her pinky finger. âAnd our little finger reminds us that we are small and God is great. When we get to the little finger, we ask for Godâs help. Any questions?â
Sparrow raised her hand. âWhat about animals?â
Miss Cathy smiled. âWhat about them?â
âWhich finger is for animals? Is it on the other hand?â
âNo, we only use one hand,â said Miss Cathy.
âBut you said to put your hands together,â said Anton. âSo thereâs five more fingers! Like, the thumb could be for dogs.â
âDinosaurs!â jumped in Hayden. âCan one finger be for dinosaurs?â
âTheyâre extinct,â said Lionel.
âYou could pray for them to come back!â said Hayden.
âSunday school friends!â said Miss Cathy. âWe only use one hand to help us remember how to pray. But if you have an animal you want to pray for, go right ahead. Now I want everyone to put their hand on their paper, and Miss Lucy will trace it, and you can color it in. And when youâre done coloring, weâll have snack.â
Coloring in your hand seemed like a craft activity for little kids. And Sparrow didnât really like people doing things for her that she could do herself. She could have traced her own hand. But while Miss Lucy was running a thick black marker around Sparrowâs fingers, she said, in a low voice just for Sparrow, âI like your idea, to pray for animals,â and Sparrow decided that if she ever had braces, she would get that light, bright blue color. She took a blue marker and began coloring.
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