School

School has started. This is generally a good thing, however the blog may suffer. I love writing about these things, so I hope to keep finding time to do so. I am taking Genetics this quarter, and I’ve heard that half of my life will be spent in lab breeding fruit flies. So we’ll see how that goes.

I’m beginning to think I thrive when I’m busier. Dealing with everything makes me more disciplined in all areas of life. Hopefully this will help when I’m a doctor. : )

Here’s a Calvin and Hobbes comic for your enjoyment-

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A relationship with God?

(Note- this post was written in June)

A wise man told me today that learning how to be in relationship with people teaches you how to be in relationship with God. When you learn how to trust people, or have faith in people, you can better practice those with God.
When I think about relationships I think about interactions. I think conversations, greetings, goodbyes. How do I look at that person? When I speak with them, am I concerned about what is going on in their lives, or do I want to talk about myself?
As I think more about it, this whole “relationship with God” thing is very confusing. How do I ask God how he’s doing? What can I offer God? How can I help God? You see, I show care by being concerned, by offering help. I can worship God, and I am assured that he takes pleasure in it. But, would God be worse off if I hadn’t worshipped him?
I thought about starting off this blog with a controversial rant about something like science and religion, but I started reading Blue Like Jazz and Don Miller inspired me to write down these thoughts. Or questions really.

At the feet of Jesus

I’ll end with this. Earlier in the quarter I was in a night class. I was tired and stressed, and the professor sensed that much of the class was in the same state. So she started class with prayer, and she said, “Picture yourself at the feet of Jesus, and take comfort in that.” I imagined myself with Jesus, first at his feet. But then, we were sitting outside chatting over coffee. I smiled to myself. And I felt an incredible amount of peace. I got this overwhelming feeling that chatting with Jesus would be the coolest thing ever, and some day I will have that experience. Can you imagine it? I look forward to sharing a meal with a favorite professor, but Jesus? That’s just amazing, incredible…
And to an extent, I can experience that now. I’m just trying to figure out how.

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