JAM, Jesus and Me

Stop.

Take a few deep breaths, keep going until your mind feels calm.

Listen.

Suppose you can be trusted with something very little. Then you can also be trusted with something very large.

Luke 16:10a

Reflect.

I really miss JAM worship!  If you don’t know me, you might not know that for the last 3 years I have led JAM worship at the Lake for 1st -3rd graders.  As leader I got to walk kids through a kid sized worship.  The middle school band would play and sing, the kids would sing (watching those middle schoolers intently).  We would watch three short videos about the lesson and message of the month, one of videos a kid friendly look at the Bible story.  That video had the same introduction for many years and the kids would all say it with the narrator “…the Bible is a group of stories about how God loved us so much that He made a way to save us…”  What a cool message for those kids to repeat over and over again.  We would pray the Lord’s Prayer together and say the Bible verse of the month together.  I was always amazed that by mid-month those kids would have it memorized. 

This year JAM looks different, a pandemic will do that.  We meet on ZOOM, share highs and lows, watch 3 fun videos, do a group activity, and pray.  January 2021’s verse is above, go read it again, if you can read it aloud. I am lucky to be with a fun group of families.  I enjoy the excitement from the kids and adults in our crew, however it’s not the same.  I’m certainly not alone in missing the togetherness of JAM worship, or even adult worship.  Even if we can’t be in the same space we can be together. 

As we continue this journey in a pandemic together, let’s remember that we are TOGETHER.  Easter has so many ways to connect with others in your place and stage of life.  If you are missing the togetherness please look around easter.org or email easter@easter.org and get connected.

Pray.

Dear God, thank you for loving us so much that you made a way to rescue us.  Thank you for sending your Son Jesus Christ.  Be with us as we navigate our togetherness when we are apart. Amen

Carry On.

Head to easter.org or Easter on Facebook and find one new way to connect to the Easter community.