"But Jesus immediately said to them:
'Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.'"
Matthew 14:27 NIV
The kids at Cross Road Baptist Church participated in the Pulaski Baptist Association's Day Camp this week. One of the stops we made was at the Museum of Discovery in downtown Little Rock. The kids had fun and learned some pretty cool stuff.
One thing they learned was about the power of pulleys. The experiment had three stations: one with one pulley, another with two pulleys, and a third with three pulleys. The child sat in a seat and pulled on a rope connected through the pulley or pulleys and to the seat. As you may know, lifting your body weight gets easier with more pulleys. It took a while for them to figure it out!
The museum also had an exhibit describing the events of a tornado outbreak in January 1999. We sat in a room that looked like your grandpa's storm cellar. A young Ed Buckner alerted and reported about the tornados. Sound and lighting effects made it seem real. A sign at the entry warned that some children might be frightened at the realistic demonstration.
Have you ever been frightened by a storm? I can remember a time when a powerful storm came near the church where I was pastor. We were gathered for our mid-week Bible study. When the winds picked up and the rain came down hard, we moved to a central hallway and huddled close together.
We prayed and asked the Lord for safety and protection. Almost immediately, the storm was past. We celebrated and thanked the Lord for hearing our prayers. Then we looked outside and found that a gust of wind had lifted the roof above the front porch off the posts that supported it. The bases of the posts were moved about a foot. We thanked God again!
Storms can come in nature or in many other ways. Relations, jobs, finances, or school can go crazy. Pray that God will give you the calm you need today.
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