Captain's Log...VBS date 2207.4

We are drawing to a close of day four of VBS. So far we have only a few minor injuries to report. We hope to avoid doing major surgery on the kids. One young boy needed my old ankle wrapping skills for his hurt foot. It seems only the few scrapes are due to a need to rest more than any real damage.

One thing VBS reminds me is that all injuries are not on the outside. Every year we will have children who are already showing signs of emotional pain. Not every parent is loving and kind to their child. More than a few of our kids are dropped off by grandparents who are becoming parents yet again. There are stories of real emotional injury within every class. If we are honest, we will admit that as adults we are struggling also with hurts that go unhealed.

One of my core ideas is that only God can heal all the hurts of life. Early in His ministry Jesus stood in a worship service to announce that He came to heal the broken. He declared His life would fulfill the words of the prophet Isaiah. To read the gospels is to read of how our Lord restored even the most damaged person. There was no illness so vile that He could not heal it. There was no sin so repulsive that He could not forgive it. There was no circumstance so far gone that He could not reclaim it for the honor of His Father. During VBS there is always to opportunity for God to show up to do it all again. We all need it. Lets be open to it.

Bro. Trey