It's VBS week. Before I left the house yesterday, I jotted down a few specific prayer requests to drop in the VBS Prayer Room. Not knowing what the day would hold, I wrote "Please pray for unity among the volunteers. Pray that we would be gracious to one another. Pray that any conflict would be resolved in a healthy way."

Once the day got started, I dealt with a series of mini-crises that didn't end. Many of them were interpersonal conflicts between volunteers. This is untypical for us, so I was perplexed as to why it would happen on a day that we specifically prayed in this way. Was this a case of "be careful what you pray for?"

Perhaps the conflicts would have been even more yucky without prayer. Perhaps the conflicts would not have come out in the open without prayer. Perhaps the issues would have remained internalized and the problems would have festered without prayer. Perhaps God was just growing me in an area that I need growth. Whatever the case, God certainly was at work!

And I definitely think that is worth noticing!