Day 57: Thank God for Friday

So today went really well. In the morning, we had Old Testament classes, where we unpacked Creation and the Betrayal of man. The way we looked at the first few chapters of Genesis completely changed the way I thought of Creation; we were trying to answer the question "What is the pinnacle of Creation?" At first some people would say us as humans being made in God's image, but according to our class, we are wrong. You know why God "rested" on the 7th day? Because after creating the world and everything in it, He filled the world with His presence. Kind of like settling into it, making it a new place to call home. Because of God's glory and power to create, the pinnacle isn't what He made, but the fact that it was made to begin with. The fact that God made it. It's such a powerful word. I felt so empowered after that course; I have a feeling this is gonna be one of my favorite classes for sure. After chapel we had a Personal Leadership tutorial, discussing our role in building the kingdom by building the church; we got to really dwell on these thoughts before it was clear as sunny day. My PL group, the Happy Makers (we were deemed that name by our friend Rebecca), got to present a few gifts to Jared, another of our PL classmates from Texas: a card that I made a decorated with a caricature portrait of him signed by the whole team, a Rockstar energy drink to help him stay awake between breaks, and some awesome cookies. Later, I finally got to clear the first 2 objectives on my semester passport by speaking with my Fieldwork Specialist, Malinda; my call time for choir this Sunday is 6:30 a.m. Awesome, can't wait. Plus, thanks to the tutorial, my assessment makes SOOOOOOOO much more sense now; I was able to get it pretty much done today.

I also got a couple new bands added to my Jpod collection: Paper Route, an ambient/indie/electronic band, and Ian Mcintosh, a worship artist that specializes in piano (that alone made me a fan). So far, so good.

God bless,
Steven