Winning Art by Sofia Angelini, 7:
Festival Question: How do you worship God in spirit and truth? (John 4:15-26)
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Seven-year-old artist Sofia Angelini, of Palm Harbor, FL won a vacation for her family at The Hilltop Ranch in Jamesville, New York (www.TheHilltopRanch.com). Her winning artwork, which illustrates Jesus and the woman at the well, will be published in the “Kids Color Me Bible Gospel of John” at www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.
Sofia also had an outstanding written answer to accompany her artwork:
Sofia wrote: "In John 4:24, Jesus says to the woman at the well, "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." To worship in spirit means praising God because I really want to, not just because someone else is making me. Also it means when I am singing in church, I really try to understand what the words mean. If there is something I don't understand, I can ask my parents what it means after church. Sometimes in church I see adults raising up their hands because they feel so strongly about what they are singing, and want to get closer to God.
"To worship in truth means if the preacher is talking about God, I can try not to be bored and think things like, "What are we having for lunch?" or "When is Sunday School starting?" Also it means if people are speaking rudely about Christians, and I just listen and not do anything, I'm not really being truthful to God. But if I say, "That's not true!" and tell them about God, I am being truthful and a missionary! For me, worshipping in spirit and truth means to love and obey God more!"