Scripture: Psalm 8, Psalm 13
Dear Church,
We’ve just wrapped up an astonishingly good week of Camp Wonder (VBS, if you’re old school!) with children and youth at the Grove. Each morning we played and sang and worshipped, told stories, made art, created friendships and feasted at the breakfast and lunch tables. We pounded flowers (you had to be there) and even learned to play disc golf!
And in the midst of all the holy chaos, we focused on wonder. The incredible truth that each one of us is made in the image of a wonderful wonder-making God. And we leaned into the blessed freedom we have to ask questions, express our doubts, get curious and wonder. Every single one of us is wonderful and made to wonder. Wonderful and wonder-full.
On Sunday, we’ll gather around two of King David’s prayers. Psalm 8, extolling the wonders of creation and our place in it. And Psalm 13, where David vulnerably wonders where God is in his life.
I’ll leave you with a few lines from the original songs our children learned and will be sharing with you in worship. Our friend Elizabeth Bridges placed this line in the chorus of the song she wrote for them about the prodigal son: “You can never get away from how much God loves you.” And these lines from the bridge of our theme song: “I am full of wonder and wonderful” and “I’ll wonder as I wander this great big world.”
God is better than we imagine.
The truth about God’s love is astonishingly beautiful. It is a holy gift to plant seeds of the goodness of God in the hearts of our little ones. How wonderful it will be Sunday to allow them to sing that truth back into our hearts. I hope you’ll come and be blessed.
Peace,
Pastor Kate
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