Children

During Vacation Bible School this week, I have found another reason why we must be like little children.

I've been helping out with the Cradle Roll/Preschool kids (age 0-4) and I love it. They're so hilarious. Most of the time their parents are with them, but there are a few times when their parents leave. There's this one boy in particular named Jake. He has another brother so his dad alternates the time between them. So usually I help him when his dad isn't there. A couple times throughout the evening, he asks softly, "Where's my daddy?"

Tonight was one of those times. I was looking for him because I noticed he wasn't in the fellowship hall for closing assembly and I found him outside. I took his hand and said, "C'mon Jake, let's go inside" and he asked quietly, "Where's my daddy?" I brought him inside and let him stay with his older brother during the program. But I noticed that when his dad came inside, he hugged him and clung to him.

Many of my kids in the class are like that. They love, love, LOVE their parents. Wendell, another boy, gets really upset when his mom leaves to help out at the crafts station. And even a few of the kids grab their parent's hand and drag them around while playing Duck, Duck, Goose.

Well, when I saw how Jake clung to his father when he came, it immediately reminded me of how we should be with our Heavenly Father. We must search for Him when we feel lost, and when we find Him, we must hold on to His hand and cling to Him at all times. The need that the kids have for their parents is the need we must have for the Heavenly Father. They put their entire trust in their parents, they follow their footsteps, no matter where it leads...that is what we need to do with God.

It's only the second day of VBS, but it's been a blessing...