officers, jams, and gusty winds

last night i had the chance to make it over to the senior boys house for a little jam session. it was nice for us all to get together again. as pertaining to my last post, i think we all had been caught up in different things, and have not really had the chance to be together and play music in a really long time.

i rode my bike over there at 11:30. as i am pulling up to the house i see a police cruiser outside. one cop got out and started walking towards the house, so i slowed down, because i did not have a light on my bike and i have already been pulled over once for this. so i snuck around the side of the house and as i approached the front door i noticed that there was two other police officers inside already. i was fianally directly behind them but they did not notice me. everyone was laughing inside, so i just let out a fake laugh so they would know i was there. then i walked by them and sat down on a couch. it was a strange feeling. they were all joking with us and making fun of evan for looking like wayne from wayne's world. i got there just a bit late, so i missed the part where the guys were able to play "the times are a changing" by bob dylan for the officers. they were kind and told us to turn down the amp and not play the drums. they were also just kind, i have not had a pleasant run in with an officer in a long time, so it was ensuring.

about a half hour later we stopped playing music and everyone started leaving. alex, andrew, matt, andrea, becca, and i were all just lounging around listenign to "the temptation of adam" by josh ritter. i noticed that matt was rifling through an american literature book. as the song came to the end he read us an excerpt from a poem by t.s. elliot. he explained that life is now. life are the moments we have right now with our friends. we need to hang on to those moments. life does not exist in the uncertain future. life exists in the love we have for others whether it be for a lover, a friend, a mother, or someone that does not share the love we have for them.

as i rode home in the harsh spring winds i felt light.

may He continue to teach us what unfailing love looks like.