the    sides

One of our new students tonight was wearing the whole goth/dark uniform. Looked incredibly intimidating.

I walk right up to him and hug him.

“I’m Grant. What’s your name, dude?”

He tells me his name. I haven’t yet let go of his hand that I’m shaking.

“That’s a cool name. Are you here with a friend tonight?”

He tells me he is, what grade he is in and all of a sudden this huge smile rips across his face. We talk for a while. Great kid.

At the end of the night, he walks up to me.

“Grant….this was a lot more fun that I thought. Mind if I ask you a question?”

“Ask away.”

“In the Bible it says that we are given every seed bearing plant for our use.”

“I’m impressed. Yes, it does say that.” I have a feeling I know where this is going.

“So does that mean marijuana is okay to use?”

“You think that’s what God meant in Genesis?”

He pauses.

I wait. I’ve got the time.

“Um…yeah. I do.”

“Okay…I’m impressed that you want to live your life according to the scriptures, not the government or local law.”

He starts smiling.

“You know what the problem is, though?”

Smile starting to fade…

“There just so many verses in scriptures that once you think you’ve got something figured out…you read something else that changes everything….Like Romans 13…Obey the authorities that God has placed over you because they are God’s authority. If you’re irresponsible with the government, you’ll be that way with God. Or Ephesians 5 - Do not be intoxicated or drunk with wine…the only thing that should consume you like that is the Spirit of God.”

Smile is gone. “Does the Bible really say that?”

“Yeah……..that’s probably going to create some problems for you in your marijuana hypothesis.”

And I walked off.

You can’t make this stuff up.