Tonight was a Good Good Night…

Not just a lyric from Black Eyed Pea’s Gotta Feeling but my actual sentiments for tonight.

And why you may ask was tonight such a good night? In one word, God. 

But since this a blog, I will give you a bit more than one or two. 

Today was actually quite a busy day filled with non-stop meetings for my work and running errands back and forth from North to South to Central to North to Central to South to Central campus. I was a bit exhausted but I was looking forward to church tonight as I missed this past Sunday due to work and will be missing next Sunday as well. Thanks to my Pastor’s phone message I knew that our youth (12 to 18) were coming back from their first Youth Conference in Dallas, TX and that we may get to hear some testimonies tonight but I was not prepared for the effect it had on me. 

My friend, who never lets me sit further back, had me sitting front row just in time for us to learn about what our Legendary Youth in Covenant just experienced from their 3 day conference. 

This was just about all of the youth’s first time going to an experience like this and it was my current home church, Covenant, first time doing something like this. Though I didn’t physically attend I can honestly state that the effect of this was magnificent and wonderful for all parties involved: our youth, the youth leaders, our church, and its’ members. 

Sitting in that front row, I heard from just a few of the teenagers that our church sent and the testimonies they shared, what God is calling them to do and just some beautiful, wonderful faith. 

It brought me back to my time as a youth youth when I would attend my Youth Group every Friday night at Soundview Presbyterian Church in the Bronx from the ages of 12 to 18. We were a tight knit little family of youth that were over-involved in the church and was one of the three places I was always at (school and home were the other two). 

At that time, you could not tell me that I would not achieve all that I wanted or that God had called me to do and be. Our faith was strong and like the scripture says with God on our side who can stand against us. 

I’d like to believe I still have that faith and to a certain extent I still do, but I know that stepping into adulthood (past the age of 18) and the harsh realities of this world sometimes clouds that.

But tonight, tonight was a good good night because I got to see that beautiful, young, unstoppable, without a doubt, strong faith that these young teenagers had and what I know I still have in me. 

Sitting in the first row, so close to the youth I was doing my best not to cry, not sad tears, but ones of joy and excitement about that type of faith that they have and reconnecting again with my, but the mini flood gates broke loose when the youth prayed over the church and reminded me that God’s light is in us.  

It was beautiful and magnificent and once again showed me of how wonderful God can be and the interesting ways that he works and who he works through.

Today was a productive yet busy day…but tonight was a good good night!

Until next time…I’m Ciggy!