We had a great youth retreat at the Lake Geneva Youth Conference Center this weekend. I’m still beat and will need another day to recover. I had a great time on the Zip Line, in worship, playing Ultimate, and building relationships with young people.

I led a session entitled “Walking in the Valley”. It was loosely inspired by St. John of the Cross’ classic “Dark Night of the Soul“. I was trying to share something of my own recent experiences, hoping to enlighten and encourage others should they encounter something similar. It was a tough session in that I don’t think I made my points very well and so was unable to generate a lot of discussion. On the other hand, I’m fairly convinced that God laid it on my heart to approach this topic and so I’ll hope that I at least planted some seeds for future thought.