Anyway. I just finished writing my final project for 309. I always surprise myself with how awesome I am. It's called "...On Every Visage" and it grows out of Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil." It is hardly all it could be. I could only have 6 pages double spaced, and there was a lot that I didn't get to develop, but it works pretty effectively for all that isn't in it I'd say, after giving it a couple full read throughs.
A couple days ago I felt like I really wanted to write something about Job. Now not so much. The gist of it was that....everyone always talks about Job being a book with the theme of enduring hardships and that whole "Praise You in this storm" attitude, but as I've been going through it this week, what strikes me more than Jobs attitude (which really isn't that great anyway, just listen to my man Elihu), is the attitude of his friends. The message I have been taking away is how important it is to love your friends well, especially when they are going through hardships. As Job says (somewhere between chapter 6 and 15) "A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends!" He goes on in chapter 19, "Why do you pursue me as God does?" Deuchebag Eliphaz, Bildad, and whoever the third turd face are do nothing to encourage Job as he lies writhing at the bottom of a pit a broke and broken man covered in his own filth. Instead they rub salt in his wounds by telling him what a terrible guy he must be? Love your friends! Love everyone in fact! Let God do the judging.
Another thing I did a couple days ago is write down the places I'm a leader in and what position/authority/resources I'm a steward of. My position in the world as a student at first seems pretty powerless, but I connected that (Oh Ms Fisher...you'd be so proud) with what we learned about South Korea and the student population being viewed as something of the "moral compass" of the nation. Now I'm not so cotton-headed-ninny-mugginsed as to think that very many people think that college students in America are anything close to a moral compass, but I think there is a lot of influence that many students don't take advantage of. A lot of participation in the public sphere is done by the young student type. A lot of it is done by the liberal young student type. At the very least they get people's attention...I don't know. I could be doing something to tug the pointer in a more Jesusy direction at least.
I'm annoyed by all of you people who have no sense of political efficacy. Who don't vote and think protesting or participating in politics in any way really is right above (and maybe below) wrist slitting as far as usefulness or time worthiness. I'll let you go unnamed for now.
I'm also an older brother.
Most importantly though I'm a steward of the truth. A steward of the good news. A steward of the Gospel. I take this for granted so dang much. In the majority of spheres in my life this doesn't even get a thought from me. Everywhere I'm in contact with people I should be talking about how awesome Jesus is. How we can never be on the same plane of holiness God is, and nothing we do changes that except the cross. Have I not told you about Jesus whoever you are? Slap me in the face and demand it from me next time you see me! Is xbox live a place to turn off Jesus and just act like a jerk while I relieve stress on virtual skulls? It shouldn't be. Is class a place that I just go to extract information and refuse to interact with anyone around me? Nope...Goodness gracious.
This time next week I'll be at home. The quarter is winding down. Two Papers and 1 test stand in my way. Getting this project out of the way makes me feel SO much better...
Me, Jake, Trey, and Mikki went to Pho' 99 again today. It's not really my favorite thing but somehow I was talked into going.
Currently Listening: MercyMe: Almost There, Sanctus Real: "Lead Me," "Half Our Lives."
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