Those of you who have read this blog for sometime will now that working with young people has been a feature of my life for a considerable chunk of my life.
It's a great privilege that I take very seriously, although my default role in any youth team appears to have something to do with being the group clown and setting up and taking part in various silly games.
One of the best things is when I come across a comment of such profound truth out of the mouth of a young person, that I'm reminded that children and young people often have a far clearer grasp on issues of faith and theology that I do. Jesus even said as much.
All of this has been by way of build up to my favourite piece of youth related theology that I've heard this year.
Rachel was recently teaching a lesson in a school in Bristol, and I went along on my day off to support by being assigned to work with the most unruly child in the class.
The previous lesson had seen Rachel exploring the teaching point that we are made in the image of God. When asking if they could remember what this teaching point was from the last lesson, a hand shot up and the following gem was spoken:
'God's got a picture of us in his imagination'.
I like that. I get excited at the prospect of being someone who is made in the image of God, and that God has a picture of me in his imagination. That He sees and imagines the crazy and amazing things that we could be and do.
It's great to work with young people. I often think that I am working with some of the most profound theologians and they don't even realise it.
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