Simple Thought

It was Reading Week last week and while I didn't get my typical week of rolling out of bed half way through the morning and then staying in my pyjamas until 2:00pm in the afternoon, I'm kind of glad. Instead I had the weekend off to do nothing and then come Monday morning, work on my homework that need to get done for this week.

I also flew to Saskatoon on Thursday morning and like a garden refreshed by the rain, I too have been refreshed by the love of God and some incredible, incredible people that I can't wait to see again. I was in Saskatoon for a planning weekend for the Drama Troup and the Band that will be a part of the National Youth Gathering put on the ELCIC in Whitehorse this coming August. The people that were chosen to be in the two groups have been in contact so we all knew the basics about each other. The funny thing about it is that although we did not all know each in person, the fact that we were joined together by the same common goal with the same intentions in mind, united us in everything we did. It kind of rememinded me of being of being at camp. I didn't get very much sleep, I had a ton of fun and I got to know some great people which I can't wait to get to know better in the months to come.


** This is a picture of Whitehorse. I think the different signs signifies how we as a people are always changing, going in different directions.**

One of the conversations I was having with a few people at lunch yesterday was about friendships. Everyone was talking about the relationships they all had with their friends. I found it fascinating that we all found it hard to sustain realtionships with people who were not interested in the same things as we were. Perhaps that is quite a simple notion and perhaps I have always known this but maybe I always thought I was some sort of anamoly because I am a very introverted person. It could also be because I don't hang out with people who are musicians like me. My friends are occasional musicians whereas I have decided to immerse myself in the life of a musician because I feel it is my calling. It could also do witht he fact that this year at the U of A has been quite a lonely one. I don't know very many people and when I do see my friends its in short bursts on the weekends. Going to and from school has been my life with activites after school. I didn't really realize that until now.

I feel rejuvenated because these people are people I think I will always know. Our lives are intertwined because of faith. Its funny because I had a link to almost every single person I spent the weekend with. I was some how connected by our grandparnets knowing each other or my brother went to school with them or their significant other or I had a friend who knew them.
I suppose I experienced a revelation of sorts through the contrast of company that I have shared this past year at the U of A. To move from one university that is religious to one that is not, showed a tremendous contrast. But it was not until I experienced the non-religious that I understood this revelation. Within our small community of Lutheran students from across Canada uniting for an adventure was something that pointed to God’s goodness. I needed to experience the darkness, a world without revelation to understand the revelation. I needed a weekend of rejuvenation that has allowed me to remember who I am.