By Lorrie Flem

Late last Friday night I spent some time just sitting outside under the stars singing and praying, "It is well with my soul." We had gone to a drama performance of Romans 12 that the girls were in earlier in the evening. They had been at a drama camp that week and this precious time spent under the stars was the result. Their performance spoke to me in such a wonderful way...I just needed to praise the Lord for it.

The performance was SO powerful and challenging and it was encouraging to see teens not just memorize scripture but truly understanding what God is saying. Remember when Paul asks, "Who of you teaches that does not learn?" (my paraphrase)?

These kids had taken in God's words and His heart and, with the help of the directors, put together skits, an allegory, a monologue, and scripture recitation that poignantly shared the message. They challenged us to honestly look at our own prayer time and evaluate if we are really honest and sharing our own hearts with God, instead of praying what we think we are supposed to. I felt blessed to have been at the performance, not just to see my girls' performances, but blessed to see how the Lord had worked in their lives that week.