Here at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge, we recently had our annual Vacation Bible School. About 90 children attended (twice as many as last year!). And scores of teens and adults assisted. It was a truly extraordinary experience that brought people of all ages together for a common purpose.
As the rector at St. Luke's, it fills me with joy that our VBS touches the lives of children well beyond our parish and day school, welcoming them like Jesus welcomed them, taking them into our care and blessing them with the love of God.
On the last day of VBS, a little boy walked up to me and said: "I remember when you were Jesus." It was one of the most precious things anybody has ever said to me. And as I continued to think about that little boy's words, it hit me that every single person who gave their time last week for these little ones was being Jesus for them. What a powerful reminder that what we do and what we say to others really matters.
So go forth to seek and serve Christ in every person you meet. Because you never know. Someone you've reached out to with a loving word or deed just might look back one day and say: "I remember when you were Jesus."
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As the rector at St. Luke's, it fills me with joy that our VBS touches the lives of children well beyond our parish and day school, welcoming them like Jesus welcomed them, taking them into our care and blessing them with the love of God.
On the last day of VBS, a little boy walked up to me and said: "I remember when you were Jesus." It was one of the most precious things anybody has ever said to me. And as I continued to think about that little boy's words, it hit me that every single person who gave their time last week for these little ones was being Jesus for them. What a powerful reminder that what we do and what we say to others really matters.
So go forth to seek and serve Christ in every person you meet. Because you never know. Someone you've reached out to with a loving word or deed just might look back one day and say: "I remember when you were Jesus."
