arts retreat

Normally, I would do a day to day prospectus on the Arts Retreat, but too much happened over the weekend to recount everything. And in many ways, it's just one huge blur to me. Of course I can recount specific instances, but it's almost as if it were just one super long day and my nights were just a lapse when I closed my eyes.

Even though I was exhausted for pretty much the whole retreat, it was still such a blessing and so rewarding. Being a leader this year and not being on the receiving side of things has given me some interesting insite and perspective on the Arts Retreat that I probably wouldn't have had.

There are 2 aspects of your physicla being. There is the mind and the body. Both are connected yet seperate. Think of it as a ven diagram. There are some things that only affect the mind. Then there are some things that only affect the body. Through these things and the ways that your mind or body are affected, it will bleed into the other aspect. For instance. If you spend several hours studying for an exam, your body will feel exhausted, even though it wasn't active. In the same way, you can play a rigorous game of ultamate frisbie, and you're mind will fail to work afterwards because it is exhausted from trying to keep track of where everybody was, where the frisbie was, or where you were going.

All these things, are tied together. So, even thought I wasn't really active, you could see the exhaustion in my face. Every night, I lay down and would fall straight asleep. Even during the day, I was in a state of semi-conscienous. I still had rational thought, but the details of the world were no longer there.

But God is good. He blessed me and my fellow leaders. And even though we were perfectly on schedule, it was okay. Even though there was a lot of driving involved, it was okay. Because we were there for God.

This weekend was the first time, in a long time, that I missed Sunday service. I had promised Sharon that I would look over her essay, so I spent the time reading, correcting and editing it. I know I probably shouldn't have missed worship, but in a lot of ways, the retreat was just one huge weekend of worship.

I love these kids. And I'd do anything for them because I know God would do anything for them.