Categories: life, decisions, prayer, bible
Date: 21 June 2009 22:10:19
New memo to self.
Chill - God's ideas are remarkably good ones, and if God really wants me Elsewhere, then, the Elsewhere will be provided!
On two counts am I currently excited, both very unexpectedly so. A New Idea for where I might live for the next year has entered the arena, and from such an unexpected source. It's not somewhere I'd ever considered, and it's not where I'm currently job hunting, but it is a very strong possibility if the current set of possibilities don't work out...
Then, there was this evening's youth service. We have a small, but faithful band of teenagers, and this is a new initiative, having a shortish evening service that is purely for them. Hopefully, soon, they will be a bit more confident about leading or directing it themselves, but for this evening, I'd volunteered to make sure something happened. They're also an eclectic bunch, and what one half likes, the other half hates. Oh joy!
Anyway, I decided on a chilled approach, given it's also exam season, and I know they've all been extra busy with numerous things lately. So, we read about prayer in the Bible, talked about what prayer was... then I left them to get on with praying! I'd brought down several options, dependant on who was there, and in the end went with a clear, straight-forwards exercise to do... if they wanted... and left various pictures and icons and crosses around for them to use... if they wanted.
What they wanted was the exercise I gave them, and silence. So, that is what they got! I reluctantly got them out of their deep silence twenty or so minutes later, but I think they'd've stayed there for a lot longer if it were possible.
It's been a good day!