A never ending field of Stuff.

photo courtesy of todd via adam

So my weekend started off early. The culmination of our prayers ended with the move of some great friends. Oh the “pleasures” of having a truck. Don’t get me wrong I would do almost anything for my friends, but I have never in my life seen so many “fragile kitchen boxes”, but I digress.

The day was really a great day; we had lots of help and a great time hanging out. One of the best things about the day was making a new friend named Malachi, the 5 year old grandson of our old small group leader. He was one of those kids that never stopped smiling, and his personality was infectious.

Sunday was a bitter sweet day. The church said goodbye to my friend Adam, and announced that I would be the new North Campus Children’s Associate. I’m really excited to get an opportunity to hang out and love on so many families. I’m going to try and use the blog as a tool for constant communication, so be looking for some new pages in the future.

Goodbye

Goodbye:  Seems like lately it’s the only word I know. For the past five months goodbye has pierced every relationship I hold dear. From death, to loss, to war, goodbye seems omnipresent. I know for me goodbye isn’t the end, but right now it’s a painful reality.

In the midst of the pain, there  is something else though, something  stirring inside me, an uneasiness that I can’t explain. You see, I’ve only really experienced the pain of goodbye for about 5 months, but there are those who have known nothing else. Jesus I want you to come back soon, but if you come back soon then so many will say goodbye without a promise. A promise of a place where there is no goodbye. God, I long for the day when there are no more goodbyes, but right now give me the strength to find patience. Patience to find the very place your patience is overflowing on to the lives of sinful men, and in that place join you in the good works of your hand.