Holy Moments

Every summer one of the things that I love is sharing holy moments with the people who are here.  Sometimes they are planned but sometimes they just happen.  This week there were two of those moments.

The first one was very unexpected.  At camp, if you get mail you have to sing for it.  So a letter was delivered for three people who weren't really connected and so it seemed weird.  But it was a set-up.  One of the men from Fon du Lac named Alex had written a poem during our quiet time.  When Alex found out that Natalie could play the piano, he asked her to set the poem to music.  He asked Natalie and her sister Bonnie to sing it with him.  So that is what they sang for us when the mail came.  The refrain asked the question, "What am I doing here, Lord?"  And the final verse said, "I know what I'm doing here, Lord"... worshipping You.  It was such a neat connection between old and young, each using their gift, their talent, to build us all up.  A holy moment.

Alex shared his song with us.  He said the only
way to be ready when the Lord speaks is to have
paper and pencil handy.

Then on Thursday afternoon, Ella decided that this was the perfect place to be baptized.  We all met down at the lake and watched as her dad baptized her as our sister in Christ.  Another holy moment.

Holy moments happen often here at Camp of the Woods.  And one of the reasons they do is that we have slowed down enough and quieted ourselves enough to see them and recognize them.  

Two more groups arrive today.  Waiting to see what holy moments happen in the coming week!