When will a rest?
I've started the heaving planning for summer events. I am a bit intimidated by the summer schedule. While I do get to run away to a far, far away place, the rest of the summer is quickly being packed with summer events.
A trip to Cedar Point, a lock-in, the World Youth Day pilgrimage, Apples to Apples apple party, glow in the dark putt putt, picnics, and the Nuts and Bolts conference will force June, July and August to quickly pass me by. When you toss in planning the 2008-2009 school year, podcasts, and the usual Bible studies it is a formidable schedule.
It is tempting to, as the kids do, blow summer off. To say that it is a time of rest and relaxation not needing programs or events.
For that very reason it is more necessary to reach out the kids. To connect the incoming freshmen with the community and help them acclimate to the new environment of high school life. To provide graduating seniors with the tools and mechanisms to move on to the next phase of their life. To spend time as a group joining in social events. The summer provides an unique opportunity to focus on community building and pastoral care.
So I will enjoy my vacation in June to see my brother in the land of the midnight sun. I will use those days to relax (if not exactly catch up on sleep). I will then come back knowing that the ensuing months will be just as busy as the rest of the year.
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