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Faith in the Jesus Christ - Gravity |
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| When you go to sleep at night you think all is dark
and quiet and still. Actually, you are moving through space at
breathtaking speed.
The circumference of the earth is 25,000 miles. The earth rotates once every 24 hours. If you sleep eight hours and live near the equator, you will have traveled 8,000 miles, at a rate of about 1,000 miles per hour -- while you were sleeping! In the evening, you will ride the earth out of the reach of the sun's light. In the morning when you wake up, you will be coming back into the sun's light. And you never fall off! |
| When you wake up in the morning and you see the
sun, what do you know
about Jesus Christ? Who gives the sun its light and warmth? If you live away from the Equator, do you travel
faster or slower? Why are American space ships launched from the southern part of Florida, the most southern spot in the country? What keeps us on the earth? |
| This lesson really needs to be taught with a globe,
and it can be taught in family night by the children. The notebook
page is to help children remember the lesson.
Once you get the concept down you will begin to think of yourself moving toward and away from the sun. It's an interesting experience. |
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The page: The background is a piece of black cardstock from a paper store. The sky is a piece of purchased paper. The world is printed on white cardstock and laminated (Wal-Mart has sheets of laminate in packages). The sun is printed on yellow paper and laminated. We taped a 3x5 card over the ends of the brad on the back. The picture: |
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A thought about sleeping and waking,
for adults: |
