“Why do dogs have ears?”
Children’s Mass, February 3, 2008
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We can listen for God in the songs we sing.
We can of course listen for God with our ears…
but we can also listen for God with our hearts…
listen for God in our daydreams…
listen for God in our night dreams.
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Do you have any idea what this is?
Give up?
How about now? Know what it is?
How about this picture? Now can you tell what it is?
It’s a bat.
It’s a “spotted bat.”
It has three three large white spots on its back.
Why do bats have ears?
Bats make squeaky sounds that bounce off of trees and houses.
They catch the sound in their ears. That’s how they tell where they are.
They use their ears to “see” with!
In three weeks from now, Bishop Catherine Roskam will be visiting us here at our Church.
The last time she was here was about three years ago.
She was back in the sacristy,
that room over in the corner,
when a bat landed on Martha McMullen’s back!
Bishop Roskam pulled it off and set the bat free.
Ask her about it when she’s here.
I’m sure she’ll tell you about it.
Martha will too!
What do you think this is?
Want to see some more?
Now you know, don’t you.
Take a look at those ears.
Here’s a picture of those ears showing the whole elephant.
This guy is out with his friends.
Do you know why elephants have those big ears?
They flap those big ears when they’re hot,
and they want to cool off.
Got any idea what this one is?
Can you guess?
Now can you tell?
You got it!
Here’s another one.
What could this be?
Does this help?
Here’s what he really looks like.
Why do you think rabbits have those big ears?
Here’s one more.
Got an idea?
Now do you?
That’s right.
Jackson.
Why do dogs have ears?
Jackson hears things first.
Jackson can hear things that no one else can hear.
Have you ever heard of “watchdogs”?
They’re really good at it.
The point of all this is to say that we all have ears, don’t we.
All kinds of ears.
And we all hear all kinds of things.
Bats have ears that they “see” with.
Elephants have ears to keep cool on hot summer days.
Rabbits have ears so they can hear danger when it approaches.
And dogs have ears so they can hear things that only they know about.
We have ears that allow us to listen for God.
This morning’s story from the Bible was about three people who went up on a mountain with Jesus.
And while they were there they heard a voice that no one else could hear.
It sounded to them like the voice of God.
The voice said,
“This is my son Jesus. Listen to him.”
It’s what God wants us to do also.
Why do we have ears?
So we can listen for God.
We can listen for God in the stories we tell…
like this morning’s story of Jesus on the mountain.
We can listen for God in the songs we sing.
We can of course listen for God with our ears…
but we can also listen for God with our hearts…
listen for God in our daydreams…
listen for God in our night dreams.
What does God say to us?
“This is my son Jesus. Listen to him.”
We can listen for God in the songs we sing.
We can of course listen for God with our ears…
but we can also listen for God with our hearts…
listen for God in our daydreams…
listen for God in our night dreams.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Do you have any idea what this is?
Give up?
How about now? Know what it is?
How about this picture? Now can you tell what it is?
It’s a bat.
It’s a “spotted bat.”
It has three three large white spots on its back.
Why do bats have ears?
Bats make squeaky sounds that bounce off of trees and houses.
They catch the sound in their ears. That’s how they tell where they are.
They use their ears to “see” with!
In three weeks from now, Bishop Catherine Roskam will be visiting us here at our Church.
The last time she was here was about three years ago.
She was back in the sacristy,
that room over in the corner,
when a bat landed on Martha McMullen’s back!
Bishop Roskam pulled it off and set the bat free.
Ask her about it when she’s here.
I’m sure she’ll tell you about it.
Martha will too!
What do you think this is?
Want to see some more?
Now you know, don’t you.
Take a look at those ears.
Here’s a picture of those ears showing the whole elephant.
This guy is out with his friends.
Do you know why elephants have those big ears?
They flap those big ears when they’re hot,
and they want to cool off.
Got any idea what this one is?
Can you guess?
Now can you tell?
You got it!
Here’s another one.
What could this be?
Does this help?
Here’s what he really looks like.
Why do you think rabbits have those big ears?
Here’s one more.
Got an idea?
Now do you?
That’s right.
Jackson.
Why do dogs have ears?
Jackson hears things first.
Jackson can hear things that no one else can hear.
Have you ever heard of “watchdogs”?
They’re really good at it.
The point of all this is to say that we all have ears, don’t we.
All kinds of ears.
And we all hear all kinds of things.
Bats have ears that they “see” with.
Elephants have ears to keep cool on hot summer days.
Rabbits have ears so they can hear danger when it approaches.
And dogs have ears so they can hear things that only they know about.
We have ears that allow us to listen for God.
This morning’s story from the Bible was about three people who went up on a mountain with Jesus.
And while they were there they heard a voice that no one else could hear.
It sounded to them like the voice of God.
The voice said,
“This is my son Jesus. Listen to him.”
It’s what God wants us to do also.
Why do we have ears?
So we can listen for God.
We can listen for God in the stories we tell…
like this morning’s story of Jesus on the mountain.
We can listen for God in the songs we sing.
We can of course listen for God with our ears…
but we can also listen for God with our hearts…
listen for God in our daydreams…
listen for God in our night dreams.
What does God say to us?
“This is my son Jesus. Listen to him.”
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