(This is a sermon by Matt Banner, our assistant pastor.)
One of the most famous children’s books is also one that I enjoy. It is called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst (Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Spl Ltd edition (September 22, 2009). In it, it tells the story of Alexander, how everything goes wrong for him. It starts out like this:
“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day…..I think I’ll move to Australia.”
And things just get worse for poor Alexander.
“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day…..I think I’ll move to Australia.”
And things just get worse for poor Alexander.
- At breakfast, his 2 brothers, Anthony and Nick, get prizes in their cereal. He just gets cereal.
- On the way to school, he has to sit in the middle of the car.
- At school, his teacher doesn’t like his drawing of an invisible castle.
- He sings too loud.
- He left out the number 16 when counting (who needs 16 anyway)
- His best friend leaves him to become his third best friend.
