How to give comfort to soldiers

Over the weekend Jeannette and I were able to take the kids to the Magic House in St Louis. It’s one of the best children’s museums that we’ve been to with tons of different environments for the kids to be creative and play make-believe.

“Once Upon a Time” was an exhibit of walking through various storybooks. One of the stories took place in a civil war setting, so there were tents, prairie items, soldier gear and the such.

Amongst everything our kids definitely liked the drummer boy’s tent:

But one thing I thought rather interesting was in the “medical tent.” It was completely decked out with bandages and stretchers so that soldier patients could be attended to. On the back wall of the tent hung this sign:

There’s a lot of truth in that children’s museum prop.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24–25