K, so now I am 37. Man it's hard to believe. God is good. I had 2 significant conversations with teens in my youth group yesterday. And I had some really great bday greetings sent to me in various forms by friends and some of "my boys". Whether it was at lunch, by email, MSN or a card in the mail or hand delivered I was really impacted and humbled. It really is just about being there.

I just wrote a paper for my counselling class too and invoked the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8. The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, John 4 is probably my favourite. He was just there. Everybody else had their agenda but he still used those interactions in such a profound way that brought healing and restoration.

As people we need to just be there with him to gain his character, wisdom and insight. And when we "just be there" with people we can let him pour himself out too. It is incredible how he uses us to heal, commuincate worth and love.