Today was a great day! It started out a little shaky- nothing major. The youth are all assigned chores and this morning, the leaders ended up finishing up what they didn't do, making us late for our ferry. So, since we had time until the ferry came back, I decided we should have our devotion/ discussion time in the waiting area. Earlier in the morning, I had thought of a scripture I wished I had used the night before. But, I decided to use it anyway. It was the story of the widow who gave everything she had and even though she didn't give as much as the rich people, it meant more because it was everything she had. So, I asked the youth why I was using that scripture at that particular time. From then on, they pretty much did their own devotion.
It was so cool to watch them listen to scripture and see how they were affected by it, how they understood it, related it to their lives, and used it to make a change for the better! For the rest of the day, they worked hard, they worked as a team, and they didn't complain. Things got done! They were tedious things and it was hot. But, that didn't seem to phase them! They were focused and working for God today! They gave everything they had- all of them! And, they didn't look at what anyone else was doing or wasn't doing. It didn't matter to them. Watching how scripture was put into action was inspiring!
A week ago, I had contacted a park that had needed volunteers. Wednesday is our "free day". But, I thought it would be fun for the youth to go to the park and work for a few hours and then hang out there. It's the 2nd largest park in the US so there's lots to do. I called the volunteer coordinator and e-mailed him. After the 4th try, I figured we were out of luck. But, this afternoon, I got a phone call from him needing volunteers tomorrow at 9am. I went to tell one of my volunteer leaders as he was standing on a ladder working on lighting, as he'd been doing since Monday morning. He told me that he had just been thinking "how am I going to get on a ladder tomorrow?" His body was telling him it wasn't happening. So, spending the day working and playing at the park was an answer to his prayers.
So, where was God today? He was everywhere, in every thing. It's so hard this week as we focus on God to find a place where God wasn't there.
Mark 12:41-44
It was so cool to watch them listen to scripture and see how they were affected by it, how they understood it, related it to their lives, and used it to make a change for the better! For the rest of the day, they worked hard, they worked as a team, and they didn't complain. Things got done! They were tedious things and it was hot. But, that didn't seem to phase them! They were focused and working for God today! They gave everything they had- all of them! And, they didn't look at what anyone else was doing or wasn't doing. It didn't matter to them. Watching how scripture was put into action was inspiring!
A week ago, I had contacted a park that had needed volunteers. Wednesday is our "free day". But, I thought it would be fun for the youth to go to the park and work for a few hours and then hang out there. It's the 2nd largest park in the US so there's lots to do. I called the volunteer coordinator and e-mailed him. After the 4th try, I figured we were out of luck. But, this afternoon, I got a phone call from him needing volunteers tomorrow at 9am. I went to tell one of my volunteer leaders as he was standing on a ladder working on lighting, as he'd been doing since Monday morning. He told me that he had just been thinking "how am I going to get on a ladder tomorrow?" His body was telling him it wasn't happening. So, spending the day working and playing at the park was an answer to his prayers.
So, where was God today? He was everywhere, in every thing. It's so hard this week as we focus on God to find a place where God wasn't there.
Mark 12:41-44
A poor widow’s contribution
41 Jesus sat across from the collection box for the temple treasury and observed how the crowd gave their money. Many rich people were throwing in lots of money. 42 One poor widow came forward and put in two small copper coins worth a penny.[a] 43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I assure you that this poor widow has put in more than everyone who’s been putting money in the treasury. 44 All of them are giving out of their spare change. But she from her hopeless poverty has given everything she had, even what she needed to live on.”Blessings,
Jennifer
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