I was invited to participate in West Chester Meeting’s Intergenerational Worship on the third Sunday. They asked me to share some songs (guitar) with them to open the worship time together. I chose three different style sing-along songs to share. The first was the African American Spiritual, “I’m Gon a Sing When The Spirit says Sing. The group gave me different words/actions to fill in. The kids made some fun suggestions. https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/im-gonna-do-what-spirit-says
The second song was a tribute to trees and nature, as well as a fun memory game, “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” Again I asked the group to fill in some of the verses and they came up with some great ideas about things (we love) that grow on trees, including a banana. https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/green-grass-grew-all-around
The third song, “Lead with Love.” was written (and is often performed) by an amazing Music Activist, Melanie DeMore. I introduced it by saying that this song gives us some really good advice when we find ourselves in a situation where we don’t know what to do. https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/lead-love
I really appreciated being invited and being able to participate in this intergenerational worship time. The children stayed for a good portion of the Meeting for Worship and were engaged in cooperative coloring activities in a space in the middle of the Meeting Room. It is clear that a lot of thought and effort has gone into making the Meeting a space where children and tweens/teens feel welcome and valued.
