Long Awaited Lesson......

This weekend I got the opportunity to spend some one on one time with a very talented youth. I have know this person for almost two years now and I can really say that it has been an amazing time. It all started as I went up to counsel some Jr High students for a week. This youth seemed to seek me out and fit in with our group right away. Before the end of the week he made it sound like he was going to just climb on the bus with us and come home with us rather then with his group. I didn't think much of it as we left the mountain that day because like prior years, I had given out the ways to contact me and to keep in contact over the year. Well almost two years later, I seem to be closer to this teen then I was the week that I spent with him and he still seems to amaze me with all that he does. It is evident that there is something about him. This young man can walk into a room and everyone just lights up (no pun intended). I am reminded of a song that talks about a stranger walking into a specific town and there is just something curious about him that makes others wonder but nobody knows what it is. The song is as follows.

Rocketown By Michael W. Smith

A Friday night affair
Out in the city heat
Always a party there
Along the sordid street
And it was guaranteed
The place to be was Rocketown

The drinks were two for one
Inside the crowded bars
The girls would make their run
out on the boulevard
It was the idol place
We lived the ways of Rocketown
Hang around by the street light
In the heart of the night life

There came a certain man
A stranger to the crowd
We didn't understand
What he was all about
He walked a different pace
So out of place in Rocketown

They made a fool of him
They teased him when he'd speak
But when they knocked him down
He'd turn the other cheek
He told me I could find
A life outside of Rocketown
Hang around by the street light
In the heart of the night life

Chorus:
What was his mission
Where was he going
Why was his heart light
Always glowing
All I was missing
He stood there holding
What was his secret
Could I know it

Some didn't like him near
Some laughed and turned away
But me, I longed to hear
All that he had to say
He had a peace of mind
I couldn't find in Rocketown
Ane when I reached down inside me
I could feel the emptiness

Chorus

He said it's in the heart
This change that comes to be
Now he had done his part
The choice is up to me
As we were standing there
He said a prayer for Rocketown
As we were standing there
He said a prayer for Rocketown

He walked of silently
And prayed for me
And Rocketown...


This young man is going to do great things in life and even when others want to knock him down I know that he will stand up and rise to do whatever needs to be done for he is not alone. If you are the person I am talking about in here, thanks for the great weekend and life lesson!!