Jesus and Muppets.

I had a conversation with someone the other day about doors and windows (exciting I know…just stay with me here).

He said that as a minister to students, you always have to be a window and never a door. If we are a door to students, that means that all they see when they look at me is Russell; nothing more. As a door, no one can see past you, they just see you in front of them (just a selfish 6”4’ pasty white guy with really long arms)

On the other hand, if we let ourselves be windows to students, then it allows them to see through us and through what we are made of. Hopefully when people look through me, they see Jesus on the other side (and Muppets…but mostly Jesus). But I guess that is the risk; people looking through you and maybe seeing something else.

If I were to be a door to students all the time, and just present myself as, well, just me; then I would let them down over time…no question.

I will always let people down. I will always come up short over time…always. And that’s ok. If I am a window to others, then when I let them down it’s not a big deal because they were never looking to me in the first place. Hopefully they were looking past me and through me and looking at Jesus.

I’ve stopped keeping score (except in ping pong…I’m getting pretty good at ping pong).

That’s all.