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I am part of a team which molds Bethel College, one of forty-six people responsible for the well-being of others. God called me to give nine months of my life as a resident assistant. To be chosen for this position one must possess some sought-after qualifications: • a high tolerance for meetings, • an unfailing ability to follow all rules, • the skill to make change and count two sheets ar.d one pillowcase, • and the perception it takes to detect cigarette smoke, alcohol fumes, and the vibrations of people dancing in their rooms. One must have: • the creative ability to make 359 eye-catching signs, • ability to change fuses — daily, • strength to bodily remove people of the opposite sex who cannot read clocks, • perseverence to smile when one's room has been T.P.ed or had its complete stock of furniture stolen for the eighth time, • understanding of how to fix broken fingers . . . and hearts, • and the saintliness to sin less than the average student. Resident assistants look well-adjusted on the outside, but how do they feel on the inside? Mostly happy. I get real joy from working with people. I like being in a position where I have to really love someone who may think differently than I think, or who may not even like me. I feel blessed in special moments: the Bible study with much personal sharing, uplifting notes of thanks, and secret presents. I feel vulnerable, open to the hurts of others, hurts which sometimes cut deeply into me. Sometimes I wonder if 1 am emotionally capable of handling all of this. I need courage: • to confront a rebellious student, • to search for the need behind the negative action, • to love the unlovable, • when I feel like running away. I'm learning what servanthood is all about. Though I'm not often good at sacnficing my will for others, for God — I’m learning. I am not atone. My team comforts and encourages me. They understand my problems because they often feel like I dc. My friends give me a place of rest. They listen when my heart needs to cry, and with sensitivity they renew me. They help me laugh at my mistakes. God softens my spirit, even if it is with tears and tnals. He builds me for his work and gives me His strength to: • change fuses, • smile at my empty room, • enforce the rules, • and love when 1 don’t feel like it. 1 am a resident assistant, a learning servant. Linda Swift
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