A talk

So today after class (which was very excellent, but that is another post) I talked to a friend about his life and what brought him to where he is at today. My thoughts were many as we talked. None of which were shock. I felt sympathy, relief, gratitude, fear...really so many things. Let's just say he has been through a life of drugs, jail, despair and much more. But for God's grace he really would be dead. He had an experience with heroin that nearly killed him. You know what. He doesnt believe in God. He said to me, "I chose not to." In this case, I close my mouth, let him share with me, and "show" him love the best I can in all my frailty. I felt so inadequate but I know that God is bigger than our hearts. He knows what this man needs and how to deliver it. So trust is important. Trusting that a God that loves can handle it.

I am so glad that I am in that class. It is a good place for me to be on so many levels. We will see what it brings...

One another note, today we talked about hair and makeup. We had a tremendous guest speaker whose latest credit is North Country (starring Charlize Theron)...needless to say I have a new found respect for what they do. It isn't just making someone pretty and off you go. It is a moment by moment tedious process of perfection with hair and makeup. Fixing, correcting, fixing again, changing...well you get the idea.

I think the thing I love about the movie process is that it is a team effort. No lone ranger syndrome. I'm going to grow alot, not just in my craft but in my relationship with the Lord. At the end of the day, that is the most important thing to me. HIM.