Cliché homecoming

You spend a summer with people you've never met. But you know a lot about them.
You know their names and faces from your fridge.
You realize as you meet them that they actually exist.
You start to spend each moment with these names and faces.
You eat meals together. You go to Harry Potter and Transformers together.
You climb mountains and take pictures.
You talk to God with them.
You listen to God with them.
You ride in vans everywhere you go.
You let sarcasm be your friend here, at times.
You listen to songs and have the same "Summer" playlist on your iPod.
You read the Bible together and disect God's Word.
You pray together.
You pray together.
You check your mailbox and read hand written letters.
You keep all your receipts.
You spend your free time working out.
You find alone time in only the bathroom.
You pray together.
You confront each other.
You go to Wal-Mart.
You go back to wal-mart when your One Card is declined.
You go back again.
You wake up to mountains that scream of God's grace.
You walk through them.
You run down them.
You make videos.
You eat bagels.
You pray together.
You get sick.
You get better.
You get annoyed.
You get over it.
You get cold. You get wet. You get hailed on.
You talk to strangers about Jesus.
You pray together.
You ride on buses.
You crash on buses.
You go to Savers and find sweet kicks.
You go to Boulder. You people watch.
You tube down a creek. You almost die.
You lost a flip flop. Someone finds it.
You make plans and create trips for students.
You Rene it.
You eat meals together. You pray.
You get up earley to go work out.
You run together. You lift together.
You take energy drinks. You can't sleep.
You eat at Walrus.
You raft.
You hike.
You Elitch.
You slide.
You fight with food.
You package food.
You wear a hair net.
You pray.
You trust.
You doubt.
You confess.
You read.
You talk with 10th Ave.
You avoid the cafeteria.
You eat with your family.
You worship God with your hands raised.
You Psalm 134 it.
You see you don't do things FOR God, but BECAUSE of God.
You pray. You listen. You read.
You try not to listen to yourself.
You talk truth to yourself.
Youask questions.
You know these faces. You know these names.
You know God, more.
You enjoy God, more.
You hate your sin, more.
You pray.
You pack a suitcase.
You put away the new clothes
You leave your door open and turn in a key.
You get on a shuttle.
You go through security.
You text people.
You pray.
You get on something.
You sit; it takes you away.
You come back.
You don't see a change but it's different.
You pray. You eat. You miss. You enjoy.
You think, but not too much.
You make plans.
You pray.
You work out.
You unpack for 3 days.
You wonder.
You feel grateful.
You feel sad.
You don't cry, but maybe you will.
You press onward towards Christs call.
You don't know what is next.
So you trust God. You talk with God.
You enjoy God. You thank and praise God.
You keep your eyes fixed on the cross
And you do the next thing.
You're home.

Justified

justified = counted righteous

"You have been justified by faith"

FAITH IS NOT LOOKED TO in order TO SAVE YOU.

FAITH IS THE NOT LOOKING AT FAITH.

If you're looking @ your faith; you're not looking!

Justified: sinner looking to CHRIST alone.

Christ: may I know Him!