CLASS: 8C
Good morning school. Today’s assembly will be presented by Class 8C
I Abner Bothelo welcome you all on behalf of my class
Our theme for today is “Seeking God”
The Scripture reading will be done by Siddhi Upadhyay
The story will be narrated by Darsh Modi
The Thought for the day will be read by Arshan Lakdawala
The Prayer will be said by Zainab Patrawala
The News headline will be read by Qusai Rangoonwala
The Preamble will be read by Amaan Sayed
The significance of the day will be said by Abner Bothelo
Scripture reading: Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you
Inspirational Reading:
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: “I don’t believe that God exists.”
“Why do you say that?” asked the customer.
“Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn’t exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned, children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can’t imagine loving a God who would allow all of these things.”
The customer thought for a moment but didn’t respond because he didn’t want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkept. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: “You know what? Barbers do not exist.”
“How can you say that?” asked the surprised barber. “I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!”
“No!” the customer exclaimed. “Barbers don’t exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.”
“Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens is, people do not come to me.”
“Exactly!” affirmed the customer. “That’s the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens is, people don’t go to Him.”
Thought for the day
Prayer doesn’t change things it changes us. If we are diligent in Seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.
Let us pray-
Holy God, We bow before you, awestruck by who you are. You are light and life, grace and mercy, just and right, and filled with love and power. Let our hearts draw near to you today. We seek you with all our hearts because we know that our desires are found and fulfilled in you. We want to know you, Lord. You desire a relationship and so we say, yes. Yes, Lord. Reveal yourself to us today as we seek your face. Without you, our becoming loses its fire and our doing loses its purpose. Guide our steps and our hearts ever closer to you. Help us to know your voice and respond when you call. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Let us continue by saying the Lord’s Prayer together
News headlines for today are as follows
The significance of the day
On this day, June 24, 2010, the longest tennis match in history took place. The match was between American player John Isner and French player Nicolas Mahut in Wimbledon. It lasted an incredible 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
Kindly stand to attention for the Preamble followed by the national anthem.
The Preamble