I have been thinking this week about the in between moments.  Do you know what I mean?  The times when there is no camera, no record other than your memory.  For me these times are some of the best.  Lots of G.T.’s (good times) in the non planned, non programed, non intentional moments of life and living.  For me so much of youth group these days is planning, studying, executing.  I kinda miss the days with students that went like this.

“what do you want to do?”

” I don’t know what do you want to do?”

“I don’t know..”

” lets go down town with a video camera and film something”

“Like what?”

“I’ll think of something….”

These moments of living  seems to be the richest.  Rich in relationship, rich in experience.  These are the moments that I have great memories.  I wonder if the disciples felt the same way?  I wonder about the in between moments that they had with Jesus.  the moments that didn’t make the book.

I’m looking for (and oddly afraid of?) those moments, not just with students, but with my family.  Times that are not “getting things done” but being with people.  The same goes for God and me.  I find that I reduce time with him to getting things done and not “hanging out”  being together, living life.

I find my self yearning for this conversation with Jesus;

“What do you want to do?”

“You tell me Tom…, (with a chuckle)”

“I don’t know…. (with a shrug)”

Jesus responds; “I’ll think of something come with me”

When i think about it……               everything else seems ……                         dry.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 at 5:32 am and is filed under tom's thoughts.