Sometimes you feel led by the Spirit to just write, and this is one of those times. Sorry in advance for the rambling.
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This semester has felt like the final chorus to a great song that has just come on the radio. When you first realize the song that is playing, anticipation and excitement comes over you. Half way through the song, you realize that time has flown by and the song is almost complete. By the time you reach the finale of the song, you realize that you have to cherish every moment that’s left. The song resembles friendships made in college, and final chorus is the good-bye.
I, personally, am not graduating but many of my friends are or have within the last year. Friends that I have relied on in the past four years, and friends that I will continue to rely on for much of my life. You guys have shown me love and brotherhood. In the next few months, we will all be spread out across
Many people believe the definition of friendship is sharing a common history. Some of our best times in life, have happened in college: “Austin tea party” and the festivities afterwards, playing pool basketball in Sterling, playing video games at Colin’s, losing every year in the upper classmen vs. lower classmen football game, Juan and a million, football/basketball/Rose bowl (x2), drinking (though I don’t do it much), singing Mulan, DWC, Fall Getaway, and millions of other memories. Some of our worst times in life, have also occurred in college: your friend waking you up at 2 a.m. because he just got his heart broken or vice versa; encouraging each other after graduation when we all have no clue what we are going to do; telling each other when we’re wrong, in sin, or just acting stupid.
The next few months are going to be different than any before. First, we are, for the first time, officially cut off physically from each other making the actions of friendship (encouragement, refinement, and love) more difficult. Secondly, many of us will be looking for direction in the next few months (jobs, internships, girls, seminary, and ministry). I hope I can continue to share life with you guys post-college. I want to share in your joy like: completing support, finding a full-time job, getting accepted into seminary, getting a girlfriend, getting engaged (God forbid!), etc. Also, I want to share in your not-so-good times. And maybe through that, we can continue in our friendship of encouragement, refinement and love. Graduation can mean good-bye, but it can also strengthen friendships.
Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Let us keep communication open, so we can grow together.
I’ll be praying for all of you guys.
-Matt
1 comment:
Matt:
No apology necessary dude. this kind of post is exactly why we started the blog.
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