Excited & Exhausted

I have nearly completed 3 full weeks at Seattle Urban Academy and I am both exhausted and excited! There are so many bright and powerful youth who grace the grounds of this school every day, but they are so lost. They are disjointed from the God who loves them, living in a community that isn’t sure how to value them and all while searching for a hope that they know exists but are afraid to accept.

They challenge and push and prod all day long and I know it is because they are seeking after a great many things such as: healing, hope, value, their identity, safety, home, comfort… The list goes on and on.

I pray that God gives me a discerning spirit. One that is able to say the right thing at the right time and do the right thing when it is required. I need a humility that can admit when I am wrong and when I don’t know. I need a heart that bleeds for God’s young people. Most importantly, I need faith and trust that is sovereign and working for the good of those who love God.

I pray that God gives our youth peace and bold spirits to puruse what their hearts truly desire. I pray that they have eyes to see beyond the static and ears to hear what lives in the disonance. I pray that they discover their passion, purpose and identity in Christ.

I know that God is good and in control even when things seem crazy and off-center.