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We are visiting the Mezzanine as a family tonight. Shannon was here last week, I was still unpacking etc. And stayed home.

I’m wary. Shannon and I met at the mezzanine about 7 years ago. I was 20. Going to a service aimed at young adults made worlds of sense to me at the time. It was good in many many ways, ways I could expound on at length. This isn’t about that though.

I’m turning 28 this year. My husband is turning 35. We have a daughter, we’ve moved away and moved back, we’ve helped plant a church, we’ve done many many things. We are different people now and I’m just not sure I fit into a young adult setting anymore. I guess that is what time will tell.

So anyway, we are here. Dropped Ella off in the nursery.

Open with a cover song. Turns out to be a song by muse, but the first few bars sounded like that britany spears song. I tried to shazam it but it never works on live music, I’ve noticed.

Coupla worship songs. Half way through the music I noticed a few things.

1. I know very little recent worship music. Should work on that.

2. Their big projector went wonky and needs repair.

3. They have the stage covered in small 24″-36″ rods with bare lightbulbs. They are on a dimmer so they’ve been adjusing the brightness along with the stage lighting. It’s nice and everything but all I can think when looking at them is Tesla. Weird association.

Wrap that up.

Some announcments, offering, they report partially correctly the status of Haiti missions. Only Kyle is there, Cherie is trying not to twiddle her thumbs at home.

Matt steps up. Starts talking about friends. Not sure if that’s the subject or if it’s a segue.

He uses a phrase “unadulterated evil.” and I’m wondering on a side note what adulturated evil looks like in comparison.

I think he’s focusing on the subject of influence. He reads proverbs 2:20-22.

Goes back to proverbs 2:12 to explain how to follow the steps of a good man.

He gives many examples, one even of Shannon getting a job last week. His main point though seems to be about being intentional in your friendships, making sure you befriend people older and wiser than you, as well as people younger that you can impart things to. And the friends who are not good influences become less “friends” and more “ministry” even if that means just praying from afar.

In summary.

We skedaddle quik cause Shannon has another engagement for the night and has to drop us off at home, so we aren’t around after to chitchat etc.