Thank You, Father, for Your abounding love and support this morning. I would not make it without You! The rest of the day was a wonderful blessing as well, being able to spend it with Karen. Praise to You for Your unfathomable loving kindness!
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Several years ago, when I was a children’s pastor, we had a couple of young ladies, who were students at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, volunteer to help out in our ministry to children.
I’ve been able to keep up with one of them. Her name is Jennifer Brake and she has continued to serve faithfully in ministry alongside her husband, Jed. They have three boys of whom they are very proud.
The reason I say all this that she posted something recently on Facebook that touched my heart in regards to her youngest son, Clay. Here is what she posted,
Sometimes you just need a good cry. When things change. When you move. When everything is brand new. When you realize it’s a school day. Clay had a good cry today. He’s been so resilient this summer. He is only 5 but I never once saw him break down. Until this morning when he realized he didn’t have any Cheerio’s for breakfast. He came to me sobbing. “I just want cheerio’s but we don’t have any!” But what he was really saying was “I can’t handle this anymore!” So I scooped him up and got in a five minute snuggle, I let him cry & then dried his tears when he calmed. Then it came to me…the Father does this for us all the time. Sometimes all we need is to be held and told it’s gonna be ok. Even when we want cheerio’s for breakfast and have to settle for cornflakes.
I am so glad to have a Father who loves us the way He does. I have shared with my congregations numerous times during the Pastoral Prayer that on occasion we just need to crawl up onto His lap and let Him enfold us in His arms. We need to set aside all that weighs so heavily upon our shoulders and just bask in the love and security that only He can bring. We may have to settle for cornflakes but He is always by our side.
Aug 30th, 2018, Tues, 8:12 pm
