Thursday, June 21, 2018

BENJI Good morning, and what a great one it is! I’m Benji Riddle – Youth Director at Central United Methodist. Though school got out a few weeks ago, today is the first official day of summer. The kids are out of school, and we find that some of us have a bit more freedom, so we use it for vacations and weekend getaways. But a lot time is spent in this day and age behind a screen. Now, more than ever, is the time to get out into God’s Creation, to revel in your surrounds that declare the majesty of God, and to play! Yes, play, with your friends, with your kids, with your grandkids, and if nothing else, take this chance if you haven’t already, to get to know your neighbor…pop your head over the fence and invite them to play. The legendary Youth Ministry guru, Mike Yaconelli, said, “Play is an expression of God’s presence in the world; one clear sign of God’s absence in society is the absence of playfulness and laughter.” Share God’s love and change this world – one game of checkers; one round of lawn darts; one glass of lemonade at time.