the lesson of the summer//summercamp '10

Every year, I usually post kind of a reflection I guess on what I learned at summer camp. It's usually long. This year it's a different story. What I learned this year is simple, uncomplicated and something that every Christ follower should know regardless of how much they hear it. We are children of God. Most days, that sounds almost ordinary, typical and somewhat repetitive because we hear it all the time, at church, at small group and from our mentors. But it's not ordinary, in fact, it's quite the opposite. We are children of the God who controls everything on this planet, the creator of everything ever in existence. Can anyone say that's quite mind boggling? I think so. One would think that something that obvious wouldn't be so surprising or maybe not such a big deal, but I beg to differ. To realize that Jesus has given me the opportunity to follow Him, even after I sin against Him over and over and over again takes my breath away. I don't deserve anything; nothing that I do will every be enough to satisfy what had to be done on the cross. That fact alone should make you want to stop and think, because we aren't worth it, never will be, but yet Jesus Christ died on that cross for you and for me

fader.

You say you need something more,
someone to fill that void,
someone to console your soul,
if you'd realize someone was there,
someone who truly wanted you,
other than her,
would you even care?
As I sit here now,
nothing you do or say takes away how I feel.
How feelings can change so quickly,
i'll always wonder how.
One can only take so much,
one's heart can only deny for so long,
how I feel for you is something you could never take away.
If you looked at me on the street,
would you even realize it was me?
Recognition flashing on your face,
then fading as quickly as it came,
you'd never know.