Now, don't get me wrong, I am looking forward to my classes. It's just that I have been so busy the last two weeks with training for O-Week and then running around during O-Week as part of the Student Orientation Staff (SOS) that I didn't buy books, or school supplies, or any of the other things that I usually do to get back into 'school mode.' So as I went to class today, I didn't feel prepared at all. Not that I really needed to be because all we did was discuss the syallabi. But still you can see part of my frustration.
I feel like I could have used a few more days to get myself more mentally prepared.
Another thing, I go to a Christian university. Every year our school as a theme verse. Something that reflects what goal the univeristy is aiming towards. This year it is 2 Corinthians 3:18. I'm not going to quote the whole verse but the gist of it is that we are to renew our minds and become more Christ-like. To let our light shine if you will.
The music director even wrote a song to express this theme. As the worship team played it this morning at chapel the words struck a chord with me. The song talks about how we need to be more like Christ and allow our light to shine. The world around us wants to shut us out, to quench our light, but in spite of this we need to shine all the brighter. Even though people all around the world come into the Christian faith everyday our voice seems to be getting quieter and quieter. We need to stop this from happening. We need to open ourselves up for what God has planned for us to do and in doing so He will shine his light out through us. People will look upon us and will KNOW who we belong to. His light will shine so bright that NO ONE will be able to put it out. As this new year starts I am trying to wrap my head around how I can allow God to work in my life, and how I can allow his light to shine through me. I mean, we are starting a new decade soon. How will the world remember our generation 40 years down the road? Think about the weight that we carry on our shoulders. All the more reason for us to focus on being the light bearers.......
Let There Be Light (Tim McCarthy)
With the God of the present age blinding our eyes
And our flesh, in futility, binding our lives,
With the shroud of the grave like a blanket that darkened our land,
In the fullness of time, You had purposed to come
As the Light of the World, though rejected by some,
The Word became flesh in our streets, fully God, fully Man...
And said,
"Let there be light! Let there be Glory!
Let there be death to Death, and Life to fill all life!
Look on my face, and mirror my majesty,
Be all that you can be in ME, let there be light!"
With the forces of evil all rallied against You,
You bowed to the shame, though none spoke Your defense
Obedient to death on a cross, where the vict'ry was won;
Then the shadows all shuddered, the stone was removed
And the threats of the Grave were completely reproved,
For You are a Light that its darkness cannot overcome!
You said
"Let there be light! Let there be Glory!
Let there be death to Death, and Life to fill all life!
Look on my face, and mirror my majesty,
Be all that you can be in ME, let there be light!"
Now we look to You, Jesus, with hearts open wide,
In the light of Your presence transformed.
So from glory to glory, Your Spirit our guide,
May Your Image in us be restored!
"Let there be light! Let there be Glory!
Let there be death to Death, and Life to fill all life!
We on Your face, and mirror Your majesty,
To be all that we can be in YOU, let there be light!"
