My trip out of town is to assist a family in placing husband/father/friend into God's eternal care. It is an opportunity that I appreciate, even though it means I have missed (and will miss) some of our student events this week.
This sort of thing is one of the reasons why I am such a proponent of parish-based campus ministry. Just as a parish is made stronger by the questions and the excitement of disciples in their early adult years, so also are the students made stronger by the realities of illness and death. Our faith sustains us through all such times, or it doesn't sustain us at all.
The college years are enough of a ghetto without church life becoming another experience of the same. To see how faith becomes active throughout careers and life's events is an important part (in my eyes) to developing the relationship with God which Jesus hopes.
I am grateful for the chance to be with the Hegg family for these days. I miss all of you, but believe that our time together will be stronger because of this unavoidable reminder of God's presence in our lives through ALL things.
No comments:
Post a Comment