Huntsville First Baptist Church

SWING JUMPING
My mother said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

My daddy said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

My teacher said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

So what did I do?
I swung real high
And just let go.
I thought I could fly.

Through the air,
I did soar,
Forgetting what,
I had been told before.

Then I hit,
The Merry-Go-Round,
That bounced me twice,
Up off the ground.

I spun head over heals,
Through the air,
And landed and rolled,
From here to there.

Up the slide
I did go.
Then down the ladder,
And I didn’t slow.

Knocking out,
Three of my friends,
I hit the backstop,
And launched up again.

Then what happened next,
Was the worst of every feature.
Boom! Bang! Plop!
I landed on top of my teacher.

My mother said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.
You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

So what did I do? I jumped.
I thought I could fly,
But now I have two broken legs,
And my teacher? A big, black eye.

Obedience
Sometimes you may be told not to do something that you
think would be fun, and even though you may not
understand why you shouldn’t do it, you should obey just
the same. Rules are not intended to take the fun out of life.
In fact, God gave us rules to protect us. So always obey your
parents and teachers and always do what you know is
right. The Bible says in Titus 3:1, “Remind the people to be
subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready
to do whatever is good.”

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