Rev. Caroline Noll, Associate Pastor, Director of Children’s and Family Ministries
“I have to go do my homework now.”
“What’s your homework?”
“I have to finish the treasurer’s report for the PTA meeting.
“And I need to write a reflection paper for church. I don’t know what I’ll write about yet. Do you have any ideas?”
“What’s a reflection paper?”
“Well, sometimes people write about a story or something they saw or a song and how it made them think about God.”
“Hmm… Write about Yellowstone! How God is like Old Faithful, springing up from the ground!”
Thank you God for the gift of our children.
Old Faithful as a metaphor for God.
God is ever present in our world, bursting forth in mighty and magnificent ways.
Higher and more beautiful than we ever imagined.
Even when we think we remember from days of old, God continues to surprise and amaze.
God is faithful.
Sometimes we must be patient, waiting for that we yearn for, wondering if God hears our prayers.
And yet when we wait upon the Lord, our joy is complete.
God’s love runs deep, down into the core of creation. From God’s love, miraculous life wells forth.
God’s love takes many forms, some in amazing colors and forms, some pouring forth in abundance, others a gentle simmer, a wisp of a reminder.
Sometimes we encounter parts of this world that offend our sensitivities, but many times, underneath, are miracles of creation.
God’s love calls us back, draws us in, and restores our soul.
We sit in awe and cannot help but tell others of the wonders of God’s love.
Amen.
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