Power

The theme for Bible School this year is that Jesus gives us the power. He gives us the power to be thankful, the power to help others, the power to be brave, the power to live forever, and the power to tell others about God.
As adults, we have a tendency to lose sight of Jesus' power, thinking that we have to do everything ourselves by our own power. We try to change things with our own effort or our own words, our own talent or our own insight. Yet, sometimes it is only through Jesus' power that situations change, that people are healed, that we become grateful. When we don't have enough power on our own, that is when we need Jesus' power the most, relying on him as we learn how to be grateful and helpful, brave, faithul and welcoming.