Last night, they came in droves! In the youth ministry alone we had 40 people (about 10 more than usual). Counting everyone, I think we had 100 people in our outreach program.
It was also the first day of school, which meant that every single student was totally wired. I knew it was going to be a rough night, I knew they'd be quite antsy and, being honest, even on their best day, they're not the best group of listeners in the world.
Last night was rough.
I spent more than half of my time just quietly waiting for the students to be quiet enough that I could speak. I threw about half of my plan out the window since I spent so much time quietly standing there.
The children's group didn't fare any better.
The ladies who prepare the food were down as well. Everyone was quite defeated. This morning, I stumbled upon a quote from someone I've connected very minimally with through facebook. Brannon said:
"I'm glad our fumbling attempts to be instruments of grace don't impede God's redemptive work."
He wasn't really speaking about my issue, he was talking about serving the Eucharist, but his words spoke deep to my heart.
Even on our bad nights, God is still doing a redemptive work through us. May we continue to believe in His power, even when we feel weak.
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