Fear? Not - Tuesday, June 14th

Greetings. It is quite the rainy day today! Even though it's pouring at camp, the Jr. Staff are having a riotous time indoors. I want to tell you about a session they went to yesterday on Camp Phillip's Challenge course - have you ever seen one of those? I had no clue exactly what a challenge course was until I came to Camp Phillip and got the chance to try it out myself. Sometimes referred to as a ropes course, the challenge course at Camp consists of high elements 30 or so feet in the air on telephone poles (like the log, the multi-vine, and the swings) and low elements that are only about 3 feet off the ground. Yesterday, the Jr. Staff learned how to communicate properly with each other to avoid injury on the challenge course. They also learned how to work as a team to achieve a collective goal - even if it was as daunting a task as getting through the spider's web! Sadly enough I discovered I am not nearly as flexible as the Jr.Staff - I think my joints need a little oil before I try out the challenge course again. :(

Yesterday's phrase from the song "Never Let Go" by Matt Redman was "Whom then shall I fear?" The day's passage was from Psalm 27:1:

 ^" The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?"

 The world is full of things that terrify us. Not only are physical things like dark and mice scary, emotional things like heartbreak and loneliness make us fearful in life. It is such a comfort to know that God will always be there to protect us from things that scare us everyday, be it a ropes course or a challenging conversation with a friend. The LORD is our stronghold AND our salvation from sin - of whom shall we be afraid? Trust in the God who protects you from all evil.

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