Part 5: ♫ Praise Him, Praise Him ♫
In the mid 1960's, friends of my parents offered to take us to VBS at their church two summers in a row and, for whatever reason, we were allowed to go.
Vacation Bible School... What happy memories! For me, it was a week beyond belief! Stories, games, crafts, singing ALL morning long! ...and snacks. To this day, I don't think I have ever tasted anything better than those cookies and kool-aid.
Vacation Bible School everyday! ...for five whole days! To some of the kids there, it was ho-him but to me, sheer happiness!
♫ ♫ ♫ 'If You're Happy and You Know It'
'Jesus Loves Me'
'Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam'
'The B-I-B-L-E'
'This Little Light of Mine'
'Jesus Loves The Little Children'
♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
And... 'Praise Him, Praise Him!'
I joined right in that happy song-not quite sure who I was praising or why or even what praise was. Not having had much experience with praise, it was puzzling to me. Plus I had no idea what in the world a "blessed Redeemer" was.
An, although it was my favorite part, I couldn't tell anyone about "His excellent greatness" because I had never experienced it. I wanted to be one of the children He carried in His arms all day long. But I wasn't...
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