Dynamite - Wednesday, June 15th

01001000 01101001 00001101 00001010! Philbot here again. This week I have been incredibly impressed with the Jr. Staff's cabin cheers! Before every campfire starts, each cabin composes some kind of cheer to tell everyone they are in attendance - and they can range from a quick "Here!" to elaborate skits and songs. One cheer the Jr. Staff seem to be doing all day this week is called "Dynamite." It goes like this:

Dynamite! The PeeWees are DYNAMITE! The PeeWees are: hold on, wait a minute! Let me put some BOOM in it! Tick, tick, TICK, TICK, BOOM! PeeWees! BOOM! PeeWees!

Normally this a cheer we sing during PeeWee camp, but it has been insanely popular at Camp lately(maybe everyone is just getting really excited for our first PeeWee camp next week! There are spots still open if you're interested!) The Jr. Staff have tons of energy, and that exuberance shines through in everything they do.

Yesterday's theme phrase from the song "Never Let Go" by Matt Redman was "Light for the heart that holds on", and the passage was

"For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. "

II Corinthians 4:6

Just like the Jr. Staff let their joy shine all over Camp yesterday, God's love shines in us. As the passage says so succinctly, His light shines in our hearts. Our knowledge of the saving message of Christ's death and resurrection compels us to live our lives motivated by thankfulness to God, and that kind of light shining in our lives does not go unnoticed. The promises He makes in His holy Word assure us that someday, if we have faith, we will enjoy eternal life basking in the glory of the light of His love. What a promise! I think that's... dynamite :)

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