“And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding
and his answers”.
-Luke 2:47
Our son, Blaine,
was 4 years old when we moved from Chattanooga to Indianapolis. It is hard to
leave the familiar behind and start again in a new place, especially with
relationships. A few months after the move, I was with Blaine for bedtime. We
read a book and he mentioned new kids he was meeting. I tucked covers around
him, kissed him on the forehead, and sat on the edge of the bed a moment before
leaving. He rolled over toward the wall and then turned back to me. “Dad, you
know, when you don’t have friends, your heart is like this.” He held his hand
out in a tight fist. “But then when you get friends your heart goes like this.”
The fist slowly opened wide. Then he turned back over and went to sleep.
May we find around us the friends who help us open our
hearts and may we be such open heart friends to others.
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Randy Kuss serves with Speedway Christian Church,
Speedway, IN, as Minister of Christian Education & Youth Ministries and
with Disciples Home Missions as Coordinator of Consulting Services in Youth
& Young Ault Ministries. He is a co-founder of the Disciples Youth Ministry
Network.
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A
Little More… A Little Book About
Friendship
by Samantha Kurtzman-Counter: www.amazon.com/A-Little-Book-About-Friendship/dp/0988282704
Our 2016 prayer vigil theme is Helping Our Children Heal from Violence. For more resources visit disciplesjustice4children.org and docfamiliesandchildren.org.
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