It’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) week at EPUMC. It’s one of the best weeks of the year to measure the vitality and energy of our congregation. Really when you see the excitement of everyone: kids, leaders volunteers, and staff something reminds you of why we do what we do as a church. We are going to celebrate this at worship this Sunday.
One of the things I’ve been talking about is that part of the reason our VBS is so great is that the ambiance, the atmosphere, the vibe you get from the moment you pull into the parking lot. I don’t know what this thing is suppose to be, but at 57 years old it made me smile. I heard that more than a few kids wanted to get their picture taken with it.
Of course VBS is about the kids and they are having a great time using the theme, “Workshop of Wonders.” It’s about how God not only is with us in many wonderful and creative ways that are fun, invigorating and encouraging but that God also will help us do our part. God has created each one of us with some gift that the world needs.
Of course VBS is about the kids and they are having a great time using the theme, “Workshop of Wonders.” It’s about how God not only is with us in many wonderful and creative ways that are fun, invigorating and encouraging but that God also will help us do our part. God has created each one of us with some gift that the world needs.
One of my personal favorite parts of VBS is the introduction of a new prayer for each VBS theme. This year the images being used are of different kinds of work so it’s the “Hard Hat Prayer.” First, you put your hands on your head and sort-a scratch or feel you scalp sideways and then front ways and then you say, “God will always love me...” Then you reach up to the sky with your palms up like your holding up a piece of dry wall or something and say, “and will help me to do my part.” “God will always love me, and will help me to do my part,” is a pretty simple prayer… but at the end of three hours of VBS you gotta keep it simple.
I want to invite you to take a moment right now as you’re reading this and in whatever way you can reflect upon the idea that your connection to EPUMC, however you understand it, is a part of VBS week. You see although you may not be a leader or a volunteer or a kid you are a part of this week. You may be stuck in some cubical reading this taking a break, or maybe it’s at the end of the day after a meeting you are just glad is over or maybe it’s the weekend and it’s the first you’ve heard of “Workshop of Wonders,” still you are a part of what is going on at VBS this week. I believe the ambiance, the environment, the good vibe that is present here from the moment people pull into the parking lot is here because of you, because of all of us.
I want to invite you to take a moment right now as you’re reading this and in whatever way you can reflect upon the idea that your connection to EPUMC, however you understand it, is a part of VBS week. You see although you may not be a leader or a volunteer or a kid you are a part of this week. You may be stuck in some cubical reading this taking a break, or maybe it’s at the end of the day after a meeting you are just glad is over or maybe it’s the weekend and it’s the first you’ve heard of “Workshop of Wonders,” still you are a part of what is going on at VBS this week. I believe the ambiance, the environment, the good vibe that is present here from the moment people pull into the parking lot is here because of you, because of all of us.
So today, right now just for fun, sort-a scratch your scalp sideways and then front-ways (that was good) and now sideways (Good) now say, “God will Always Love Me.”
(That was great!) Now reach up, hold up that heavy piece of dry wall and say….”and will help me to do my part.”
“God will always love us and will help us to do our part”
Keep the Faith!
Pastor Dan
P.S. Please make note that there will be no Adult Faith Formation class this Sunday, June 29.
(That was great!) Now reach up, hold up that heavy piece of dry wall and say….”and will help me to do my part.”
“God will always love us and will help us to do our part”
Keep the Faith!
Pastor Dan
P.S. Please make note that there will be no Adult Faith Formation class this Sunday, June 29.
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