It has already been established that N loves superheroes. In fact, he thinks he is one. To reiterate this, here is a picture from this week’s superhero escapade.
Batman and Batwoman at their finest. Note to self: black paint doesn't come off as easily as the other colors.
N wanted to have a Batman party for his 4th birthday. In an effort to prolong the string of superhero birthdays that is about to ensue, I convinced him to have a pirate party for his 4th birthday, saving Batman for his 5th. We struck a deal and pirates it was. Not long after, our conversation went something like this:
N: “Mom, you know God can walk on water.”
Me: ”Wow N, you’re right! He is so powerful He can do anything!”
N: “I want to have a God party for my 5th birthday and everyone can wear God suits.”
Me: “Ok. That’s a great idea. What’s a God suit?”
N: “You know. It’s in my bible. I’ll show it to you. God has a cape and everything!”
The 'God suit'
Leave it to a 4-year-old to remind us to celebrate the Superhero of all superheroes!
How about a God party? A dear friend was recently on a life changing trip to Ethiopia. She and her husband were there to pick up their new son. They had prayed faithfully for and diligently navigated the journey of adoption. After seeing him in pictures for months, can you imagine holding your son for the first time? While in Ethiopia, she sent this email:
“I just wanted you know that Sunday in the middle of the night (while lying in bed wide awake and jet-lagged) the Lord reminded me of your story about N and the “God Party.” I felt like this was such a good description of how we were feeling, and then when I woke up and read my daily Bible reading, it reminded me again of your story, as the Psalm asked us to celebrate the Lord’s goodness together. Then, fast-forward about 12 hours to the Ethiopian church service we attended. Actually, I don’t know if that’s the word…we literally walked in the door during a worship song and they ushered us up onto a huge stage in front of about 500 Ethiopian Christians, and then asked us to say something into the mic. M usually takes care of these types of things for us, but after he finished, they wanted me to speak as well. Of course, I had to tell them the story of N, and how he wanted to have a God Party, and how I felt like we were having a God Party there, together with them. I wish you could have seen a video of it, not because of what I said, or because it was funny to see them translate Batman party and Spiderman party after me, but so that you could’ve seen how your son ministered to the faces I saw in the audience! Just wanted you to know how neat your son is!”
I am humbled by the thought of hundreds of Ethiopians cheering over a God Party. I want a 4 year old’s level of enthusiasm! In Acts 2, ‘everyone was filled with wonder’. Sometimes, I think we lose the wonder. Take a minute to pause from the busyness of everyday life and ask God to open your eyes to the wonder. No matter the circumstances of this temporal life, may we never forget our reason to celebrate!
You know, I’d like to have a big God Party right here on my blog. Take a second to email me a story of God’s power, love or faithfulness poured out over your life and I’ll post them in the weeks to come.
September 25, 2009 at 8:13 am |
Gosh, that’s powerful. I’ll be thinking on the God Party.