I miss college. I miss having friends down the hall and boys to talk about. I miss going to class and working at the dining hall. Life was simple. Everything was black or white. I had life figured out.
Perhaps that is why Aaron and I decided to volunteer for Young Life College and start a Biblestudy. We certainly didn't need more activities in our lives, we have plenty of things to do already. But we were missing college students. A lot. It's been awhile since we've hung out with college students. Last Monday night we had our first gathering. I felt kind of old. But when I sat down and talked with the one girl who showed up, I knew this is exactly what we need to be doing.
She just got her first Bible a couple of weeks ago. She doesn't know much about Jesus or Christianity, but she is so eager to learn. It excites me to be thinking and talking about Jesus with fresh eyes. It's so easy to throw Christian-ese around and not connect with the meaning of it all. We have other students who are similar to me. They grew up in the church. They know the lingo. It's going to be a wonderful challenge to walk alongside these students in their unique journeys of faith.
Not much has changed about college students. Yes, they carry iphones and grew up on Harry Potter, but they are longing to belong. They have it all figured out, yet are so malleable. They are fun to be around and eager to learn. So much of life is ahead of them.
Yep, I miss college.
