They Make Me Want To Be a Better Person

 
I’d never given much thought to the connection I’m able to have with kids until a friend pointed it out to me.

“I never really hang out at the campus house,” I was saying to her over Tropical Smoothie flatbreads and smoothies.

“I know, you’re always with the youth group. But you are so good with them. I could never relate to them like you can.”

That’s the first time that I thought of it as a gift, being able to relate to kids. I thought everyone had that ability, maybe because it just comes so naturally to me.

She’s right though, I am good with them, and they are good with me. We connect, we share, we laugh, and it’s awesome.

And you know what? I would rather hang out with the youth group all day then spend time with other college students.

They are like a breath of fresh air.

I’m grateful for the summer I got to spend with them and I pray that I helped minister to them, even if it was in a small way.

 

 

I am and Austin, this post was for you. You are still in the youth group, you know. (YOU MADE IT ON THE BLOG!)