Holy Cross Lutheran Ministries - Lake Mary, Florida

Jon Thomas - Tuesday, March 02, 2010

I'll start with a confession...it is good for the soul after all. I didn't want to come to the Student Ministry L-team last night. It's not that I don't love the students, I do...or that I don't enjoy our series, based on the movie, To Save a Life, I do. It was just that I had about 3 hours of sleep on Sunday night. Not sure why...just couldn't get my mind to slow down enough to sleep. So I was up at 1:30a. And I was cranky. Enough for the confession.

We had a great night last night. (God works in spite of us sometimes...last night was one of those nights.) We did a toast for change, an idea from the movie, "Freedom Writers." I wish I could share everything that was shared (confidentially) but what I walked away with was this...students are hurting, just like adults. Students want to experience the power of God and a changed life. I walked away so thankful that I was there. So thankful that I gave them an opportunity to toast (share). It was a good reminder that everyone has a story they want to share. Life change doesn't necessarily happen when I talk but rather when I allow others to speak about their walk with God. Humbling but true.

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Sue commented on 02-Mar-2010 09:15 PM

I was just at a conference for 2 1/2 days. The main message was that we at Lutheran Schools need to humble ourselves. It's not about US, but about THEM. "Them" being the people that come to our school. We must not talk or boast or inform them about us, but instead we must listen to them and their needs. Ultimately it is about GOD, but we can only show them who God is if we listen to their needs.

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