I heard something cool yesterday that got me to thinking.  After all, my banner does say”Ramblings from the mind of a guy who’s mind is always spinning and a spinning…”    I thought it would be a great “pick-me-up” and also tells a great story.

In the absence of a youth pastor, I had made a commitment at the beginning of the summer to visit our church camp each week we have a camper-boy or girl, one/two or more.  Little did I know that we would have someone each week!  Needless to say I have put some miles on my vehicle just going to camp but I do not regret it one bit! Every one of the kids have greeted me and  allowed me spend some time chatting with them…without making me feel like I spoiled their party.  Yesterday (Wednesday), I went to camp and there were two young men there.  I call them young men because they begged me to  and because they treated me well.  Actually they are not quite teens yet but I had a great visit with them.  It was what one of them said that is my point for this post.  Not about me.  But about the other one.  Dominick looked at me and said Eli was his “Jonathan.”  Then assuming I may not know what he meant or that I didn’t know who Jonathan was, he proceeded to tell me that Eli would be there as a friend to help when he needed help.  Implied in his words was that Eli would also keep an eye on him.  And he would be Eli’s “Jonathan.”  I told him/them that was cool!  “That is the way it is supposed to be-one watching out for the other.”

That stuck with me the rest of the afternoon on the way home and then as I laid in bed last night.  Those two boys…excuse me, young men…get it.  It takes more than one to stay on the right path. It takes a friend, an ally, someone who will stick with you through thick and thin, someone who will “call you” on stupid things and will listen to advice.   I have a Jonathan.  I wrote about him here.  We all need one.  I am glad that Dominick and Eli have made this “pact.”  I am hoping and praying even more that they can stick with it because I am looking for some good stuff from both those young men. 

Do you have a Jonathan?  Do you have any thoughts you would like to share on this?  I would like to hear them.  BTW: if you don’t have one, you need to find one.  Yesterday.