This week has been a battle... physically for the most part. I feel so useless being sick. Today is the last day- tomorrow I will not be defeated!! But of course, this week just had to be the week of midterms. Ugh.
I believe it all began over last weekend... So, I absolutely love disciple now weekends- teenagers, junk food, endless mafia games, and Jesus-- a weekend of camp, who wouldn't love it?!? However... I was assigned 6th grade girls. This was simply a glorified babysitting job. I was exhausted come Saturday night. After yelling at these girls all night to go to sleep-- contantly telling them to get off their cell phones-- listening to their ridiculous gossip--teaching them how to have manners at the host home-- and ugh- Bible study- what a joke. So I was tempered.. I wanted to go home, get in my bed, and never see another middle school kid in my life.
But then-- they suddenly became real people, with real feelings, and a real desire to know Jesus. I watched compassion come out of 6 6th grade girls that an entire church congregation can't manage to muster up. They shed tears for ONE hurting girl-- they felt what SHE felt. This amazed me. What a perfect reflection of selflessnes- of compassion- of humility- of Jesus.
I really do love youth ministry. As tough as it is sometimes, I wouldn't trade that moment for the world.
I really don't have any wise words this evening.. I just wanted to share what these sweet girls taught me:-)
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I will trade you jobs. There is nothing in the world better than youth ministry.
And I am soooo glad you are in it!
This reminds me of the college student that taught my friends and I disciple now when we were in sixth grade. o what we put her through! I hope we proved to be as sweet as your girls did - and you're a great teacher; i'm sure they learned a lot.
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