We
come to an end of Vacation Bible School today, and as always, we always end
Vacation Bible School with a mass around the table of the Lord. I
have had a lot of fun visiting all of you at Vacation Bible School this
week. We have had a lot of fun with
our Bible lessons, with our music, with story time, with arts and crafts, and
with our snacks and refreshments each time. The
theme of VBS this year is Cave Quest. A
cave is usually a dark place, isn’t it? But, in the midst of darkness, we also have
light. Jesus
is the light of the world, isn’t he? We
had a lot of different mascots at VBS this week, symbolizing how Jesus is a
light in our lives in so many different ways:
Jesus
gives us hope.
Jesus
gives us courage.
Jesus
gives us direction.
Jesus
gives us love.
And
Jesus gives us power.
In
the Gospel today, Jesus tells us that you should not light a lamp and then hide
it under a basket. Why would you do
something like that. A light is meant to
shine throughout all the world. Each
one of you can be a light. Each
one of you can bring the light of Christ to the world. I
hope a message that you take away from VBS this week is that there are a lot of
people who really love you here at our parish. We
have Miss Jessica and Miss Katherine and Miss Colleen who did a lot of planning
and work for VBS. Miss Raquel and the kitchen crew gave you all some delicious
food this week. Miss Anita and the arts
and crafts crew help you make some wonderful art projects this week. Miss Erin helped us learn some really neat
songs. I
hope you realize how much all of our adult and youth volunteers love all of you
children. How they tried so hard to make
this week such a wonderful time for our parish. Just
by the love and kindness we show to others – that is a way we can be a light in
the world. Enjoy
your last day of Vacation Bible School this week. And
remember how Jesus can help us be a light in the world.
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