9/24 She's back again

So I've wrestled over and over whether to continue the blog past this summer. It was supposed to be for reflections about life on the road and seeing and meeting many new people.

So two points come up.

A: is it pretentious to think I really have something to say on a regular basis?

B: Is it short-changing life to only think I can have interesting thoughts when on a journey?

I think all of life is a journey, so I write on.

Reflections on the New Monasticism and the communities of people I have met and continue to become more and more a part of......
they have challenged me to rethink my life and my response to social justice, Christianity on campus, how I spend my time, and of course the luminous "what comes after college?" question.

Currently I am considering:
-anarchism?
~of course this comes well-versed with strong ideals of hoping sometime in my life God will let me be a voice of representation for those who are oppressed.....that I could act as an advocate. Is it possible outside the governmental system? I'm not sure.
~I see this query ending in me just learning to be always wary of politics and putting hope in some sort of earthly higher power.

-the value of being small
~the idea that when things get large, ministry, groups of friends, ideas about ourself....we're often off-base and headed down the road that we're guiding ourselves to, not god.

-life is process
~life is of course a journey, a constant reflection on what is to come, learning from mistakes and continuing on. I don't need to know where I'm going 30 years from now, I need to figure out maybe this week. Nehemiah was the cupbearer for a foreign king for decades before he was called on to be the Rebuilder of a City. How I'd love that job title....or life calling.



-----Good things about being a senior-----
*Loving on my friends
*Attempting to learn how to be "in the moment" more, present with people
*making time for people