Dear Family,
Life
without Bobby is so much calmer. It’s
interesting how both youth groups were mellow; I would even call it a groovy
vibe. And that’s OK. Jeremy was practicing music as people came in. So, as people were drawing, playing gutter
ball or practicing checkers they were singing along. It created a feeling of camaraderie and was
lovely. Then during singing it felt like
everyone sang, at least everyone around me.
And while we were writing prayer requests, we just kept singing the last
song. It was so peaceful and fun.
During
the lesson I was struck by how Romans 3:24 describes God. “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of
atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He
did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had
left the sins committed beforehand unpunished — he
did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just
and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.” He’s outside of time and space. It’s just a deep thought and was described to
our middle schoolers. That was pretty
cool.
The
High school group was also subdued. They
were super sweet and during lesson time it was funny how they tried to figure
out a fill in the blank but then gave up.
Romans 8:29-30 – Our C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ isn’t upon ourselves. Someone blurted out, “Chicken”, another, “Chipotle!”
I’ll tell you the answer at the end.
I
must admit being a Sunday School teacher for the 3–5-year-olds can be exhausting. Thank goodness for young helpers. I mentioned to one that we would start the
lesson as soon as the youngsters got all that energy out. He said, “That will be take a year.”
Although
there are many upsetting things happening in the world, I can have peace
because I know God is in control. I am
glad He cares about us; he gives us power to love each other and grace to be
kind in all circumstances. May you also find
your strength in Him.
Love and hugs, Cristy
The answer to the fill in the
blank is confidence. Our Confidence is not
upon ourselves 😊. (It is in Jesus.)
