SWIMMING UP ABOVE

There was a tragedy in our town last week. Two boys were attending a Christian camp and they drowned in our local pool. Nobody knows how it happened. The parents are feeling unbelievable grief. Fellow campers are feeling lost. Everyone is feeling guilt. Why didn't I see them struggling? Why didn't I pay more attention? How come I didn't ask more questions about their swimming abilities?

My friend's son was in the pool at the time of the accidental drowning. Shortly after the incident he questioned his mom. I will paraphrase their conversation here:

Son:   "So Mom, the boys were at the bottom of the pool, drowning, needing help, then laying on the bottom: dead. And we were just swimming, going on, having a good time above them?"

Mom:  "Yes. Yes you were. We were. We didn't know they needed help. I am so sorry honey!"

Son: "Mom, isn't that just like our daily life?"

Mom: "What do you mean honey?"

Son: "Well, every day people around us are drowning. They are slowly dying. They need help. They need Jesus. And we are just going on above the water. We are just swimming along, having a good time above them!"

Oh...out of the mouths of babes!!!!

STOP SWIMMING SISTER! Take the time today to walk next door, to initiate the conversation, to share Christ! I know I am convicted!