Hey all,
Well it’s eight degrees here in Goulburn today (thank goodness for warm clothes, electric blankets and central heating) however I thought to warm everyone’s hearts I’d share a little bit about life on the road recently.
A few weeks ago we went out to a school in Yass (about an hour west of Canberra) for a few retreat days with year 9 & 8 students. It was amazing however to see how when we got there how many of the year 10 students we had met earlier in the year wanted to hang out with us and talk to us about their lives. It was such a joyous experience to see how they had each grown from the few days with us earlier in the year and how much they appreciated having us around again.
Last week we attended a charismatic prayer group on the NSW South Coast and to hear from the attendees how much joy and life we brought to them by being there was so inspiring and really gave me a new burst of energy to keep showing Jesus love to others.
The highlight of the week however was a couple of days ago as we did a 3 day retreat for some young Yr11 men from Canberra. These blokes came in quite respectfully but weren’t all that interested in learning about Jesus however after spending two days with us and each one of the team either playing footy,chatting or spending time with the guys, there was a change in attitude, to the point where we had a third of them chat to the priest during prayer time/reconciliation (some weren’t even Catholic) and I had people come up to me saying that the energy and time given by each one of us changed their lives… I even had one guy say thanks to me for my energy and charisma- all because we were willing to respect & show the love of Christ to each of these young men.
As the quote above says, sometimes love doesn’t come through the way we think it should. Sometimes the little things we do can change lives and sometimes it involves us choosing to fight for others and showing them that the world does respect them for who they are.
If there’s one thing I’m learning this year, love the way that Jesus calls us to is not about grand gestures, big moments or large balloons. It’s about fighting for everyone whether you want to or not. It involves choosing to fight even when the cold might say it’s easier not to, it means sacrificing your wants, needs and fears to do what God calls you to do.
Doing this leads to so much reward and my prayers are with you all that you keep showing Jesus love to all you meet in life, and pray the team and I may keep doing so too.
Peace out everyone
Trev :)
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