Sharing Jesus
It's been kind of wierd lately, trying to share what I believe with a bunch of high school students, some of whom believe what I believe and some of whom adamantly believe something slightly but totally different. We got into Matthew 25 and the communion stuff there this week with my classes, and I can't really tell if it was a total fiasco or not yet. I'm trying to figure out the correct balance of what to teach and what to leave to the kids to find out for themselves. It's definitely a balance.
So with that as the backdrop, tonight I got to share Jesus in a very tangible way with someone. Anna and I went to the NYTE Life service (the Sunday evening service) at Abiding Savior, and we were doing communion by intinction (dipping the wafer in the wine). Anyway, some girl didn't have her wafer, and I was asked to break my "body" and share it with her. I did.
Right now I'm trying to figure out why that seemed to mean something to me. I got to share Christ's body with someone...yes...is it as simple as that?
Some of it is just the simple humility of being a person God is working through in a setting that seems very strange to me. I still feel very strange working at a Lutheran high school, especially since my high school experience was very much devoid of the Christian religion. Granted, it wasn't something that I ignored or that I didn't have faith or ever talk about it...it's just that my faith wasn't challenged to grow or fed very much during my teenage years, and so I'm kinda new to this whole thing now. I feel kind of like I'm caught up between youth group and high school, but I really believe that what I am doing is important, and so I keep slogging along.
I don't know who exactly is reading this, but I will ask you to pray for me and this calling that I have...that I can give a clear and understandable and honest representation of faith in Christ and let my students be able to leave here knowing Him. I'm already seeing some fruit, but it's still hard to get up and be motivated to go and do it again every day. Right now I'm trusting God to get me through each day, relying on His strength to get me through my weakness.
So with that as the backdrop, tonight I got to share Jesus in a very tangible way with someone. Anna and I went to the NYTE Life service (the Sunday evening service) at Abiding Savior, and we were doing communion by intinction (dipping the wafer in the wine). Anyway, some girl didn't have her wafer, and I was asked to break my "body" and share it with her. I did.
Right now I'm trying to figure out why that seemed to mean something to me. I got to share Christ's body with someone...yes...is it as simple as that?
Some of it is just the simple humility of being a person God is working through in a setting that seems very strange to me. I still feel very strange working at a Lutheran high school, especially since my high school experience was very much devoid of the Christian religion. Granted, it wasn't something that I ignored or that I didn't have faith or ever talk about it...it's just that my faith wasn't challenged to grow or fed very much during my teenage years, and so I'm kinda new to this whole thing now. I feel kind of like I'm caught up between youth group and high school, but I really believe that what I am doing is important, and so I keep slogging along.
I don't know who exactly is reading this, but I will ask you to pray for me and this calling that I have...that I can give a clear and understandable and honest representation of faith in Christ and let my students be able to leave here knowing Him. I'm already seeing some fruit, but it's still hard to get up and be motivated to go and do it again every day. Right now I'm trusting God to get me through each day, relying on His strength to get me through my weakness.
posted by Jed at 9:42 PM
1 Comments:
Jed,
Because you still remember the akwardness of your high school years, especially how it relates to religon, I'm sure you will do VERY well teaching these students.
Good luck my friend,
Jeff Hilbert
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