{"id":2969,"date":"2018-06-25T10:27:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rimrock.camp\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:27:13","slug":"dear-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rimrock.camp\/index.php\/dear-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear God"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sun creeped over the mountain in front of Rimrock this morning and 13 pairs of sleepy eyes opened in cabins 1, 2, 4 and 5. Today is the first day of Seekers Camp, where children from grades 3-5 are learning about God, themselves and others. <\/span><\/p>\n

After a warm breakfast of scrambled eggs and sausage, the campers and counselors headed to our chapel building for morning energizer songs and a second introduction to today\u2019s theme: What if God is bigger?<\/span><\/p>\n

The theme comes from Luke 1: 35-55<\/a>. An angel has just told Mary that she will bear the son of God and Mary, accepting her task, visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is also pregnant. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each camper was encouraged to ponder why Mary was willing to accept this mission so gladly. A pregnant, unmarried woman was not at the top of the social ladder in the Greco-Roman world. But, as the theme goes, Mary chose to carry Jesus and make God\u2019s love bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n

After hearing the story, each camper wrote a letter to God, asking Him one question they wanted to know the answer to. Here were some of their questions:<\/span><\/p>\n