I've met up with RYFO people on the last two nights of this run, and they were both phenomenal. Seriously, they represented exactly what RYFO stands to do in it's ministry by providing care and hospitality and a "safe haven" - if you will - for me to be able to rest. I feel so freakin blessed to be part of the RYFO Network.
My pastor has video feeds up that I can watch from the road. We're going through Luke right now and he's been teaching the last couple of weeks about how Jesus had to consciously separate himself from the crowds to pray and seek the Holy Spirit and fill himself back up. My pastor uses the analogy of being a bucket of water that is poured out onto people, but once the water in your bucket is gone, what good are you? You need to take a step back and be refilled, as well.
Granted, I am no Jesus. But if Jesus - God - had to take a step back and rest and allow himself time and prayer with the Spirit, then we as people - not gods - definitely do. I feel like RYFO allows touring artists the ability to do that. I even talked about it with the chick that hosted myself and my friend last night, and told her how much I appreciate what she does, and told her that she and everybody at RYFO ministers to us musicians every bit as much as we minister to kids at shows, and it's an enormous blessing.
So thanks - seriously. Thanks for providing places for our buckets to be refilled.
