Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Chris' prayer: BarlowGirl's "Harder than the First Time"

I didn't see You
But God I want to
The other night, after both the conference and the wrap-up day we had just attend were over, I had a teen ask me if we could talk. He confessed to me that he felt like he had missed something during the weekend, that he had hoped the weekend would be more clear, that he wanted it to be that way. Instead, he now felt completely lost, unsure of what lay ahead for him short term as well as long.

It is a feeling that was not unfamiliar to me. In fact, the first time I attended this particular conference, I felt the same way. I told this particular teen that it was awesome that the feeling of loss bothered him as much as it did. It showed spiritual growth and a reluctance to be satisfied in his faith. Indeed, I have seen much growth from him in the time I've known him. I have no trouble believing that the f0llowing line will soon apply to him, just as it did for me many years ago:
You've come alive
And I think I've fallen harder than the first time

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