Take up your mat and walk

Today a brought a bright pink yoga mat in my box. We talked about different kinds of mats, and that when Jesus was alive many people slept on a mat which they would roll out at night and roll up in the morning. I then reminded the children of the story about Peter and John, who when going into the temple to pray, were asked by a lame man sitting outside the temple gate for some money. They instructed him in the name of Jesus Christ to rise up and walk , and this man who had spent his whole life on the ground got up, praising God as he went.

The Bible is full of stories of God making the impossible, possible. It is full of broken, imperfect people who are very surprised to be called by God to perform amazing acts in God's name. What are you called to do? What is keeping you on the ground? How can we teach our children to listen for that call of God to rise up and walk, praising God all the way.