First I need to give a shout out to Praiz. I listen to his CD, as some of you may know, over and over and over and over. One of the songs on his CD is called On Jordan's Stormy Banks,and a few songs later there is a song called On Jordan's Stormy Banks, part II. On Jordan's Stormy Banks is a hymn that was written in the late 1700's. I think but am not sure, that Praiz put some artistic rendition stuff in there, especially in part II, but I don't in any part own any rights to this music, I am just talking about how it has impacted my first week as a missionary.
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand/ and cast a wishful eye, is the first line of the song, and that is how I felt when moving to 433 Russel, home of the Cal Aggie Christian Association, which serves students at UCDavis. I was standing on a sort of metaphorical river bank, just looking at what place the Lord had prepared for me. Jesus is already present on the University of Davis campus, so what do I need to do to allow ministry to happen through me, that is the question that I was wishfully trying to answer.
After my first week here, I realized that the Lord had turned my sandal into Jordans. (which is a line that you can find in On Jordan's Stormy Banks, part II.) My sandals that I had brought from Missouri with all my love. wisdom, and passion for the gospel, have been turned into infinitely cooler shoes (personally I prefer Nike or Adidas) when I put them with the "sandals" that everyone else has brought here too.
What I offer to the table is important, and with what the other people that work here offer, we are amazing. I am excited to let Jesus work through us and see how this school year goes.
No comments:
Post a Comment