The End is Near...

Well, we're quickly coming to the close on this semester of Young Life! There is always a fear that as the semester draws to a close the momentum that a group has been building all year will slowly start to weaken and by the end it seems like a crawl to the finish... that however is NOT what we're seeing! Tonight was such a high energy Young Life! There were over 40 people in the room and the mood was exciting! We had so much fun laughing together as we sang silly songs and played ridiculous games (I wish I could succinctly explain 'Circle the Wagons' it's incredible!) and after all the crazy semi-controlled chaos, we talked about some heavy stuff. Lat week we asked our students what they would like to talk about for the rest of the year. The two overwhelming responses were "Relationships" and "What do bad things happen to good people?" And so tonight I tackled the later of the two. I shared with our students the truth of God's unceasing love and desire to care for our needs and I claimed that God suffers along side us, joining us in our pain. I encouraged students to consider those words and to have faith in God's goodness, even when it's hard to believe. I said that, truly, that question is seemingly unanswerable and that any answer seems unsatisfying. It was a great night, and our leaders were all overwhelmed by students needing to talk about some really serious stuff afterward. God was moving tonight, and I know I speak for all the leaders when I say how honored we were to be a part of it. Special thanks to Perry and Sue Webb for hosting a delicious dinner! To Mark and Rebecca Butler for hosting us as always! And to Limeberry, our home away from home! (Tonight I had the best Blackberry frozen yogurt ever! Go get some, it's awesome!!!)