Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Hands and Feet

So, as I am a senior for the second year in a row, I am familiar with senioritis. I no longer care about my gpa or what grades I get in any particular class. For, as my good friend reminded me so recently, c's get degrees. I am sick of writing papers, and I am so over exams. I don't mind skipping class. I won't lose any sleep over it. The semesters have become these never ending blocks of time. I can spot a freshman from a mile away, actually, I think I can smell them by now. I know what times to go to Walmart or the PCSU or even the business office to avoid people, and that's generally when I go. Yeah, I know all about senioritis, or so I thought.
I didn't think about another symptom of senioritis. It's when you break out in hives because people keep asking you what you are going to do with your degree or what you are going to when you graduate. Most of the time, I'm content answering honestly. I don't know what I'm going to do. I can give you my plans for the next year or so, but honestly, my future is something that I'm not completely sure of. I just don't know what road I'm going to take and where that road will eventually lead me. I just don't know. But, today, when I got into my car, Audio Adrenaline was playing. It's the Underdog cd. I don't know why it was in my changer, but it popped up and I was pretty excited. They were one of my favorites when I was in high school. Anyway, the song that was playing was Hands and Feet.
I started thinking that all God has asked me to do was to be his hands and his feet. God can't (or won't, take whatever theological standpoint you will, this is a blog) be here on this earth. He can't physically touch people, he can't hand them a glass of water, or help them build a church. But, we can. I'm no preacher. Sure, I can jump up on a soapbox every once in a while, but that is definitely not my calling. But, I can reach people with the message of Jesus just by handing them a cup of water. I don't know if I'm making any sense. But, from now on, when someone asks me what are you going to do with that degree (which admittedly it is a strange combination), I'm going to tell them that I am going to be His hands and feet. I'm serious, people. I'm not trying to be cute or super spiritual. This song really resonated with me today. I am going to be His hands and feet. I want to reach people in a really practical way. I want to clothe them, feed them, hold them, love them. I really want to be His hands and feet.