Homemade Cookies at the Catered Lunch

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 1, 2026 · 4m

READ: JOHN 6:4-13 Once I belonged to a church that held services at a school cafeteria. For youth group on Wednesday nights, we met at a daycare that had closed for the evening. The daycare managers didn’t charge any fees to hold our youth group events there. To express gratitude, our church leadership organized an appreciation lunch for the daycare staff. The pastor asked volunteers to provide food, so I baked homemade cookies to contribute. On the day I dropped off my goodies, I realized some youth group parents had purchased sandwiches, side dishes, and desserts from a local shop for the…