So last night the college ministry went to the University of Houston for a prayer walk. We got to see almost the entire campus and man, is it massive! The reason for prayer walking was to ask God to open the minds and hearts of the students there as we attempt to bring our ministry to them. We’ve been talking about this for a few weeks and I remember one of the people who actually goes there saying that there have been several other “ministries” I guess, that have come on campus looking to  beat people over the heads with the Gospel. I find that really unfortunate. That is probably gonna make it even harder for us to really penitrate the hearts of non-christian students there. It’s like each time some ignorant bible-beater tries to reach someone, their heart gets a little more callosed and guarded. Not to say that this type of strategy has never done any good because God can work through even the stupidest of attempts, but it certainly is the least appealing or effective approach and it certainly can make it a bit more difficult for us who are trying to live out the gospel and show people God’s love rather than His vengeance. Lucky for us God is totally in this. I feel pretty good about our prospects there.  I look forward to the interesting conversations that will spring from this experience and to what God will do through us.

I leave for preteen camp on monday and I still have color shopping, t-shirt making, a camp dance to pull together, and a song to write. AND I leave the day after I get back from preteen camp for JH/HS camp and I’m not even sure if I’m the same color for Junior High or who my students/co-leader will be!

EEK,
Court

If sad is a mood and ‘blue’ is it’s color

and color is merely reflection of light

the shouldn’t ‘blue’ call for a lightness of mood

instead of one heavy with…plight!

And why does a feeling like that deserve color at all?

it seems to me that we have this all wrong

hurting is not deserving of pigment

and neither is happiness-the feeling’s as fleeting as…Fall!

I really don’t think it’s alright

to color our heartache the same as the sky

and feelings are not made of light

at least not mine…

So I think in rhyme all of a sudden.

I’m an idiot.
Courtney

I got a wordpress because I’m bored at work. I don’t usually blog but a friend suggested I get one in order to erm,  get better at organizing and expressing my thoughts, to make writing songs easier. SO, here I am organizing and expressing away. Unfortunately since I’m at work my brain has gone into a vegitated state as is usual when I’m stuck sitting behind a desk answering phones so, if and when I actually have something interesting to write, I will.

Court