saint of the week

I realize that it has been several weeks since I last provided a "saint of the week".  I would like to tell you that I have been lounging in the sun and eating bon bons. But actually for 3 of the last four weeks, I have been working arm in arm with some young saints to be;  commonly referred to as teenagers.  You might even have laughed at the prospect of calling a teen a "saint to be".  But if you saw, what I have seen, you would feel the same way as I do.

Let's start with vacation bible school:  there I saw teens, singing and playing with small children, wiping tears and treating boo-boo's, acting silly for the sake of the gospel and generally being great role models.

In appalachia I saw teens, praying and earnestly worshiping God, nailing, painting, scraping, washing, sweating, laughing, playing, crying, clapping and genuinely living the gospel.

And today at Camp Helping Hand I saw younger teens lifting, carrying, digging, cutting, loading, unloading, sweating and yet smiling all in the name of Jesus.

 

Seeing what I have seen, I would say that our church is in good hands.  Despite the many frustrations that go with this job, they pale in comparison to seeing our teens put their faith into action.

 

Our lesson today is what the saints who have gone before us already knew and something that the rest of us struggle to perfect:  Put God into everything you do. Even if it's just for the summer.