Sensory Bible Stories

  Photo by Jonah Pettrich on Unsplash 'He tends his flock like a shepherd: 'He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young' Isaiah 40:11  This verse struck me a few weeks ago as I prepared to meet and share the gospel with children and young people with additional needs on the coming Sunday morning.  The last phrase, in particular, stuck out 'He gently leads those that have young'. I find this promise really reassuring. While the children and young people we support may not be the youngest members of our church family, they may be some of our most vulnerable. I've been using this verse to pray for myself and for those I serve alongside caring for and teaching these most precious members of our flock. Isaiah 40 is essentially a promise from God to rescue His people. Ultimately it points to our rescue by Jesus, the Good Shepherd. It's comforting that in the middle of this big promise God remembers t...

  Photo by Kit Suman on Unsplash A couple of weeks ago I wrote a sensory story about Moses, in a couple of weeks ago I was also self-isolating. After over two years of avoiding the inevitable, my positive lateral flow test finally arrived. Thankfully it came with fairly mild symptoms and also with a sense of gratitude for God’s provision. I was thankful that it arrived at a time where I didn’t need to cancel or rearrange anything particularly urgent. I was thankful that it arrived at a time where my body was already healthy and reasonably energized, able to recover easily. I was thankful for practical provisions, a safe comfortable home in which to recover, food deliveries already in place and offers of practical help. As I read the Bible’s account of Moses’ earliest days ( Exodus 2 ) one of the themes which struck me was that of provision. God provides Moses with safety while he floats down the Nile in a basket. He provides Moses with a new family and home with Pharoah’s daught...