Prayer, Mustard Seeds, and the last one....for now!
Hello Camp Friends…..
Are you counting the days until the end of school? Are you counting the days until your week at camp? Do you want to come to camp yet? Talk to your parents….tell them to call the camp office to see if there is still space for you!!!
Anyway…I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer lately. I have been trying to pray, not just for what I want, but for a God inspired outcome. Sometimes, this outcome is what seems good for me and good for the situation, and sometimes, it seems harder to see why a certain outcome is in fact good. Sometimes I have to look hard to see God in a certain situation or a certain outcome. This blog was set up so that staff could share with you about where they have been seeing God in their every day life.
So, like I said, lately I have been seeing God when I pray, and when I prepare for a most excellant summer. One way that I have found to be a good reminder of God is a mustard seed. Do you know about mustard seeds? They are very small…tiny even. Maybe as big as this letter “o”. Sometimes they are used in cooking, to season soups etc. In the Bible (the New Testament), Jesus talks about having faith the size of a mustard seed. Matthew 17 verse 20 says “For truly I tell you, if you have the faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain ‘move from here to there’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” So…even if you just have a little bit of faith, God will continue to be present with you and you will be able to do great things with God's help. It’s not like you will actually be able to move a mountain, but when you have faith, you can see that God is with you and big things can (and do) happen!!
Because I need to be reminded a lot lately....I planted some mustard seeds in a pot in my office. They are huge…and a little out of control. I didn’t know that something that big could grow out of something so small. In the same way, our small amount of faith…can grow into something big and wonderful.
In closing…..we want you to keep reading about where we have been seeing God…so you can look in those places too! God is there for us when we are sad or too busy or happy or joyous, or disappointed…WHENEVER!!! It’s so good! So…while this is the last blog posting for a while, please don't forget about us! There will be a posting mid summer and then we’ll start this all up again in September. So be sure to check back!!!!
Have a wonderful summer…make sure you take a look around you and see if you can see God (or maybe try planting some mustard seeds on your own:)!!!
Cheers,
Kristy Letkeman
Interim Program Director
Camps with Meaning …Summer 2010
Are you counting the days until the end of school? Are you counting the days until your week at camp? Do you want to come to camp yet? Talk to your parents….tell them to call the camp office to see if there is still space for you!!!
Anyway…I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer lately. I have been trying to pray, not just for what I want, but for a God inspired outcome. Sometimes, this outcome is what seems good for me and good for the situation, and sometimes, it seems harder to see why a certain outcome is in fact good. Sometimes I have to look hard to see God in a certain situation or a certain outcome. This blog was set up so that staff could share with you about where they have been seeing God in their every day life.
So, like I said, lately I have been seeing God when I pray, and when I prepare for a most excellant summer. One way that I have found to be a good reminder of God is a mustard seed. Do you know about mustard seeds? They are very small…tiny even. Maybe as big as this letter “o”. Sometimes they are used in cooking, to season soups etc. In the Bible (the New Testament), Jesus talks about having faith the size of a mustard seed. Matthew 17 verse 20 says “For truly I tell you, if you have the faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain ‘move from here to there’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” So…even if you just have a little bit of faith, God will continue to be present with you and you will be able to do great things with God's help. It’s not like you will actually be able to move a mountain, but when you have faith, you can see that God is with you and big things can (and do) happen!!
Because I need to be reminded a lot lately....I planted some mustard seeds in a pot in my office. They are huge…and a little out of control. I didn’t know that something that big could grow out of something so small. In the same way, our small amount of faith…can grow into something big and wonderful.
In closing…..we want you to keep reading about where we have been seeing God…so you can look in those places too! God is there for us when we are sad or too busy or happy or joyous, or disappointed…WHENEVER!!! It’s so good! So…while this is the last blog posting for a while, please don't forget about us! There will be a posting mid summer and then we’ll start this all up again in September. So be sure to check back!!!!
Have a wonderful summer…make sure you take a look around you and see if you can see God (or maybe try planting some mustard seeds on your own:)!!!
Cheers,
Kristy Letkeman
Interim Program Director
Camps with Meaning …Summer 2010
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