I am sure glad no one expects me to tell them where their donkeys are! It's hard enough for me to find my own car in Wal-Mart's parking lot!
Saul is focused on find his father's donkeys. He ends up searching out the prophet Samuel for advise on where to find them. Samuel tells him not to give any further thought to the lost donkeys, for they have been found. Samuel has seen and heard more than this. The LORD has shown him that it will be Saul whom He has chosen to be annointed as King over Israel. I like how Samuel does not question God. He just moves about and does what needs to be done without any added stress. He just is. Everything just seems to moves along and is accomplished in Samuel's life in the order the LORD ordains and when he ordains it.
Would our lives not be more pleasant if we too, could just listen and do what we hear from the LORD? If we could just "be" children of God, servants of God. If we could just listen for His will for us and not get so excited about finding our own direction in the world?
Yesterday, after Sunday School, I went downstairs to talk to the teachers and youth to see how the first Sunday of pre-confirmation went. Every class is studying the catechism during Lent. They loved it. For the first time ever, the 4th thru 6th grade class was not ready to leave the class. They are studying the 10 Commandments, using a resource called "Respect" from Sola Publishing. "Respect" is being supplemented with taped video sessions on the commandments by Walt Wangerin. As Roger was trying to dismiss the class, the young people were asking for time for one more question. Roger had planned to go through 2 commandments each Sunday; however, they barely got through the 1st yesterday. The young people were listening and out of their listening came questions and responses - conversations. They were also beginning to realize that the direction that they have been going in, may not be exactly where God would have them go - not exactly what God has been calling them to. They were excited to know - that the ways of God are not the ways of the world.
Our young people are searching for something. If we are going to help them then we need to direct them to the Word of God, so that through the Word, by the power of the Holy Spirit, they may find what they have been looking for. They may find a new direction for their lives - that the way the LORD would have them go is not necessarily the same way that they have been traveling.
Ok... long enough ramblings for the morning... God's Peace be with you. Pr. J.
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