We opened up our training for Group Workcamps Foundation last night, and we had a moment where the founder, Thom Schultz, did an exercise that was powerful for me. He asked us to recall the first workcamp we ever went to. Of course, many memories came up. He also asked about a time where we learned a huge life lesson. He then asked if it came from something we read, heard, or experienced. Most people said that it came from something that happened to them.
He then asked about one sermon we remember at that time in our life. My experience came when I was 20, and I couldn't recall anything at all.
This is something we hear a lot, and please don't think I'm bashing preaching here, but the way you live your life in those moments, those relationships, are what people remember. I agree that even though what you my preach is what might spark the memory, but it's mainly the relationships you have and those moments that people remember.
With that time of reflection, something that I want to commit to is writing down one memory I want to capture every day. It's great to carry something with you anyway, to capture quotes, truths, and such that you want to remember, but what about a story? There are so many that are great that I wish I could recall, but takes a while because I never wrote it down.
I hope I can continue to be a memory maker with those I contact with (and I hope they're good ones!)
