I'm a church freak. Not to say I'm hard core Catholic, no, I'm far from that. But I do enjoy spending a lot of my time at church helping out. Because I am involved in the youth ministry group (CORE Team) I'm at church a lot. I love being at church. The best part is constantly being surrounded by friends that feel more like family and getting to do some fun stuff while learning more about my religion.
The other night, Friday night, I attended our church Lock-in. This event consists of basically locking in the attendants in the hall for the night. It's been the best experiences ever. We play a lot of games, talk about the Bible but best of all, watch movies all night. Me, personally, I stay up all night, but not watching the movies, by simply talking with my friends. That friend Bobby, is one of my best friends. We normally spend the entire night talking about who knows what?
We're both quite the talker so it helps. We have a lot of debates, most of which I cannot remember. It's very interesting. The point I am trying to get to is the time spent in life is not usually about what you do in it like sky diving or bungee jumping or crossing off everything on your bucket list, though all these experiences would be amazing, the quality of the experience isn't as appealing to me. Moments spent with good company and meaningful conversations are, to me, the best time spent.
Every lock-in, which have been 2 so far, I've spent up all night. Not once do I get to sleep, even if I tried, there's always someone keeping me awake, most of the time, Bobby. These all nighters help me to think a lot more than I usually do. The people in this world no longer take time out of their lives to sit down and think. I'm lucky I have these lock-ins or else I probably wouldn't either. Here's my challenge to you: Take time to simply sit down, no distractions, and think about anything and everything. Relationships, work, school, people, whatever it may be, just think.
