Greatest Puppet Story Every Told
Even if it isn’t probing day, You still can’t go wrong with puppets. Last night at church we had a whole team of puppets (with attached Puppeteers) come and do a show for the community. This was the second time that the puppeteers (with attached puppets) from RuthFred Lutheran Church came to do a show and I enjoyed this show just as much as I enjoyed the christmas program. More importantly all the children of the community enjoyed it, the fact that I had a blast is nothing more than a happy coincidence. You can see the pictures from the night below.
Also attending what Patrick Bailey #55 and Rookie of the Year for the Pittsburgh Steelers who came and spoke to the kids then signed autographs until I thought his arm was going to fall off. He talked about how important God became to him and how he knew that God was with him during all the trials he had.
Patrick is a great guy who after everything that has happened (Getting Hurt, Missing the Draft, joining the practice team, Rookie of the Year, Superbowl Champion…) is a very down to earth, intelligent person. I am glad that I have the chance to get to know him, at least a little. Patrick even helped out in the kitchen while we all tried to feed all the kids who showed up for the Easter Program.
The puppet show was about Easter,(of course) Grace, Mercy and Hope. As I have been noticing ‘Hope’ has been a long running theme in my life, perhaps since I have such a difficult time allowing myself to hope. God in his love Reminds me to not only ‘Offer Hope’ to those around me but also to offer it to myself as well. I find it a hard lesson to learn, but I talked with ‘Zig Zag’ the clown after the show was over and they were getting packed up. I was surprised to learn that last year when they had come out for the Christmas Program was the first time they had performed outside the church and that they felt humbled to be able to come out to a church like ours (Urban Church in a poor area) and get the chance to make the kids laugh, and offer them the Hope that we all, as Christians, have to offer.
