why I love this school.

well, not all of the reasons.
but this continues on the same track of what I was talking about the other day.
the body.

Monday night I went to chapel.
Foster started by saying that it was going to be unscripted again.
he had us kneel in front of our seats and listen.
he asked us to be willing to do whatever the Spirit told us to do.
for me, it was surrendering some areas of my life more completely than I had.
it was a very good thing.

a while later he asked those of us who had something to give up to come down to the front,
kneel before our God,
and raise our hands, palms up, to Him.
I gave up wasting time.
I gave up my lack of self-discipline when I'm supposed to be studying.

after a time of prayer, Foster asked all the guys to sit down and the girls to stand.
he had us pray for the guys, out loud.
the prayers ranged from apologizing for being stumbling blocks to praying that the guys would grow up to be great husbands and fathers.
then we sang "Agnus Dei."
then the girls all sat down.
Foster had the guys form a circle around the seats and link arms.
and he had them pray for us.
again, the prayers were all over the place.
but it was great. looking around at those guys, supporting each other, protecting us.
as I said on Monday, this is what the Body of Christ is about.
we pray for each other, we support each other, we protect each other.



coming soon (in a few minutes): why I probably won't date in college.