This winter, families of 2nd graders have the opportunity to take part in a very special Wayzata Free tradition! The Legacy Bible Project is designed to preserve for future generations a rich and unique gift of faith, wisdom, and personal stories. Instead of our church gifting Bibles directly to the kids, we've created a project where we gift the Bibles to the parents first. Parents will take the Bible and record their faith journey, including thoughts, hopes, dreams and insights and then present this Bible as a beautiful and durable gift that will be read, reread and cherished for years to come!
Many of our families are moved in a special way through this project and the ceremony. Check out one parent's experience...
The Legacy Bible Project presented us with a purposeful way to pass the baton of our spiritual heritage to our daughter, Lauren. It also provided an opportunity for us, as parents, to really contemplate what it is that we have learned over the years from God’s Word, and what portions of the Bible have been most meaningful in our individual faith journeys.
As we revisited our own Bibles, we realized they created a bit of a roadmap for where we had been in life. Verses were highlighted that had specific meaning for that period in our lives. Some of them reminded us of joyful times, and some of them reminded us of times when we might have been experiencing pain, challenges or difficulties. Regardless, it is the faithfulness of God through His Word that is what stands out in each instance.
It was also a wonderful opportunity to transfer some of the knowledge that we had learned over the years as students of God’s Word. It was interesting to read again the notes taken in the margins of our Bibles gathered over the years from Bible Study Fellowship, Community Bible Study, and neighborhood Bible studies. These are little jewels of knowledge from a wide variety of people thoughtfully and prayerfully studying the Bible. It was a joy to pass some of these “nuggets” of information on to the next generation believer.
Finally, it was fun to demonstrate to our daughter that the Bible is God’s love letter to her. She is a special gift in His eyes, and He loves her and has a special plan for her life. The presentation ceremony at the end of the project was especially meaningful for us as parents. We were able to sit down with our daughter, explain the Legacy Bible Project, and share with her some of the verses that we highlighted. It was a very special time of sharing and passing on a legacy. We believe it was also very meaningful for our daughter that we had taken the time to prepare this Bible especially for her.
We truly appreciated the Legacy Bible Project and thank Sara Galligan for initiating this important faith heritage transition opportunity at WEFC! We look forward to creating a second legacy Bible for our youngest daughter, Megan, and sharing God’s love letter with her.
The Legacy Bible Project begins this Sunday! If you are a parent of a 2nd grader, you can pick up a Bible and detailed information at the 10:45AM class this Sunday. The Legacy Bible Ceremony will be on Sunday, February 27 at 10:45AM in B115. A short reception with refreshments will be offered following the ceremony. All family, friends and Wayzata Free community are welcome to attend and pictures are encouraged!
