It's homecoming season and most of my highschool females are out of their minds. What dress should I buy? What shoes should I buy to go with that dress? Should I go stag or with a date? Ah, the important questions of life.
A good portion of my youth group are seniors. If there is one thing that is a common thread among most seniors it's finality. This is my LAST homecoming dance! This is my LAST marching band season! This is my LAST prom! That finality makes most everything seem a lot more important than it really is.
During my first year of ministry I counted on seniors for leadership. I mistakingly thought that they would understand that this was their LAST year of youth group. What I found out is that many of my seniors were beginning the process of seperation. I have learned that seperation is necessity. Without seperation you will have that kid in their third year of college that continues to show up at youth group. Moving on is difficult, but it has to happen.
Pray for your seniors. Celebrate when they do show up for youth group. But, most importantly, understand that they are moving on. That's a good thing.
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