Note from Pastor Tim: It's fun to have something to read to your kids or grandkids that revolves around the Lord. I'm occasionally writing one of these for you! They are fun for anyone of any age to read!
Liam the Superhero and the Mystery of the Missing Sock
Once upon a time, in the mighty fortress of the David household, a superhero dad and his sidekick Liam embarked on yet another daring mission—this time, to match every sock in the laundry pile.
The mission seemed simple at first. Liam, the eight-year-old wonder, sorted through the clean socks, pairing them up like a master strategist. Striped with striped, polka dots with polka dots—it was a flawless plan. That is, until the unthinkable happened.
One sock was missing.
Liam gasped. “Dad! We’ve been sabotaged! The sock is gone!”David, ever the wise mentor, stroked his imaginary beard. “Ah, my young hero, this is no ordinary disappearance. This is… the Case of the Missing Sock.”Liam’s eyes widened. A mystery! A true test of his superhero abilities. “We must find it, Dad. No sock left behind!”
And so, their investigation began. They searched beneath the couch. They checked behind the washer. They interrogated the family dog, who wagged his tail but offered no confession.“Dad, what if it’s just… lost forever?” Liam asked, his superhero confidence wavering.
David knelt beside him. “Liam, remember our morning scripture? ‘Seek and you will find.’” (Matthew 7:7, NIV)
Liam tilted his head. “But what if we don’t find it?”David smiled. “Sometimes, when we seek, we find what we’re looking for. Other times, God leads us to something even better.”Liam pondered this deep superhero wisdom. “Like how we didn’t find the sock, but we did find my long-lost action figure under the couch?”
“Exactly!” David laughed. “Sometimes, God lets us lose something so we can discover something even more valuable. It’s all about trusting Him.”Just then, Liam’s sister walked in, holding up the missing sock. “Is this what you’re looking for? It was in my laundry basket.”Liam gasped. “The sock has been found! The mission is complete!”
David put a hand on his shoulder. “And what did we learn, superhero?”Liam grinned. “That sometimes we find what we’re looking for, sometimes we find something better, and sometimes… my sister steals my socks.”David laughed. “Precisely! And through it all, we trust God in the seeking.”
And so, the superhero duo of David and Liam celebrated another victorious mission. The laundry pile was conquered, the lost was found, and most importantly, another powerful lesson was added to Liam’s superhero training.Because in the end, every great hero knows—when you seek with faith, you always find exactly what you need.
Mark 9:23 (NKJV) Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."
In His love,
Pastor Tim Burt
