Frisbee, weather, driving, Easter......

This past weekend was a great one. It started off with friday off from school, one nice thing about going to a private Christian college is how we get good friday off. So, I drove over to Burlington, WA with the school's club ultimate frisbee team. We woke up much earlier than should be allowed on a Saturday, but none the less, it was a great day. The team played a total of 4 games, I could only play in the first 3, because I tweaked my left hamstring during the third game, and it got to the point that I could no longer run, and even walking normally became a task. The only game we won was that third game.
One thing that made the weekend so great was that we as a team decided before we even played that we would not allow ourselves to become negative, bitter, or frustrated no matter what the outcome of our play was. It was a struggle for sure, but we held each other to it.
After losing the fourth game (the one I couldn't play in) our chances of advancing to regionals was lost. So rather than stay another night, and play the next day in the consolation bracket, we decided to leave that night. We left at 9pm, and arrived back on campus at 2:30am. It was a long drive, but thankfully I had someone awake with me the whole time.
Something this weekend helped me to remember is how important faith really is. As of late, I have felt too busy, and sacrificed faith. I know that faith is more than actions such as reading scripture, and prayer, but those are important, and do help to keep faith vibrant, and alive.
Since we got in so late/early Sunday morning, I slept through the Easter Church services, and just spent the day reading, and in fellowship with some of the guys on the hall. I also watched the movie The Passion of the Christ. While that movie is definately intense, and envokes emotion, and is not one I shall watch on a regular basis, it does remind us of some good things. Namely the immense amount of pain that Christ really did have to go through, to offer us the opportunity we have to be in relationship with God. And I think I have it rough because I don't have a girlfriend.
As the school year winds down (only 4 more weeks of school) and summer is closer ( I leave for Kenya on May 20th) I really am starting to grasp the hugeness (for lack of a better word) that this summer shall be. Right now, I am praying that God would prepare me both physically, and spiritually to care for, and play with children in a way that would spark intrest in them about Christ.
If you feel so inclined, please pray for me, that I would use the life I have in a meaningful and glorifying way. That I could be a true light in this world, one that shows compassion and love unconditionally to all, non dependent on economic, marital, educational, gender, or racial status. That is a hard call, one that will not come easily. I shall have to work at it.
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."Matthew 5: 43-48

This passage shows me how important loving people unconditionally really is. Lord help me.