by Asha King
Vacation Bible School was a smashing success! With three days, I learned three different stories which were very important. VBS was broken into four different stations: Bible time, snack, arts and crafts and play.
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p>On the first day we learned about gratitude. We were given a memory verse which came from Psalm 25: 4-5, Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. What is gratitude? The meaning in the dictionary is: the quality of being thankful. In other words gratitude means being grateful and appreciative. To me gratitude is having the right attitude.
Our topic for the second day was compassion. The dictionary says compassion means concern for the suffering or misfortunes of others. But having true compassion is all about love and kindness in action.
Our Bible story was the parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:30-37. The story was about a man who was robbed and left by the wayside. A priest who should have helped him didn’t and a Levite came by and didn’t help either. But a Samaritan, the least likely of the three to help, was full of compassion and helped him. The Samaritan cleaned him up, took him to the inn, and paid the innkeeper to take care of him saying, “Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.”
The last night we discussed forgiveness. The meaning of forgiveness is to pardon, have mercy, and clemency among other things. It is much easier to forgive someone than it is to forget. But, obeying and following the Bible should make it easier for us to both forgive and forget.
Do you really know who Jesus is? If you did, you would know He wants us to exhibit all these characteristics – gratitude, compassion and forgiveness – and so much more.