Manna Falling…

Wylie and I on the occassion of his 15th birthday. I was picking him up from his week as a counselor-in-training at camp. He served at the camp for adults with special needs. This boy found all sorts of manna there…

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Do not work for the food that perishes” Jesus says.

“Then what should we work for?” the crowd asks.

For the past six years my kids attended a year-round school. This meant that their summer break was only six weeks long. To some – especially those under the age of 18 – that might seem like a short summer break. For us, the break was perfect, because for five of those six years I worked at the boy’s school, and we were able to share our summer breaks together.

This summer, however, has been slightly different.

In just a few short weeks, my boys will start their new school, in our new town, which means that, this summer, for the first time in their memory, they have been experiencing a typical summer break. It is also the first time in their lifetime that I have worked full-time throughout the summer months.

Lord, have mercy on us all.

To say that we were unprepared for this new adventure would be an understatement. This summer has been – and continues to be – challenging for us, as we navigate this unfamiliar terrain.

There have been days when I have felt a bit like Jesus in Capernaum.

Days when I look at my boys and asked, “Why are you still here? Why are you not at school yet? And why are you still asking for food? Didn’t I just feed you? Go play!”

This brings me to the one particular challenge that I really did not anticipate this summer: the challenge of hunger.

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