permission

i got an e-mail today from a new friend...

someone rather different from me,

and yet their words resonated deep inside.

my friend may have said this to tons of others as well as me,

but it meant something...

something real, and true, and beautiful.

it's simple and logical...but so worth repeating...

and it made the world feel a little less lonely.

"As everything is about permission giving here is my permission to you:
Be young,
be foolish,
have fun,
do crazy, mindless things.
Have a few drinks more.
Allow yourself to make mistakes

(that's how your old friends got wise anyway).
Don't try to grow up too fast.
I don't think that God is demanding this of you.
Kiss your boyfriend and annoy grumpy germans with your excitement.
These are your freakin' twens so dance a night away,
watch a sunrise,
be late for church,
live on coffee for a week
and buy some crazy- expensive clothes.
Play a great prank on Ken
and drive around in your car for hours
just listening to decent music.
Play hard…
if you didn't get the point yet, I'm giving up ;-)

....To be honest,

I could cut the whole emerging church blah,
in the end it's all about friendship

and spending time with your favorite people."

amen...

and thank you.