Last night at youth group one of our brave seniors shared her faith story with our group. Her words weren't perfect. Sometimes she rambled. Sometimes she stumbled over words. Sometimes she told about her story rather than telling her story. BUT her emotion spoke clearly and her perspective was powerful for our group to behold. She shared about being popular, carving out an identity as different than her friends, and standing up to peer pressure, but feeling isolated and lonely in her decision. Eventually caving into peer pressure having to re-frame her mind about who she is and who she is called to be... it was a great story and our students were treated to great conversation afterwards.
Our evening began like any other: a gathering time, ice breaker questions and sharing joys and concerns. Then we moved to the fellowship hall and played group game of Pictionary relay. The 40 words I had on my list took about 15 minutes for the fastest group - but to make the game feel close I caught everyone else up several times throughout the game. Part of the fun for this game is watching kids run across the room to receive the next word, their competitive spirits flying. It was a great game for the evening.
Then we transitioned back to our youth room and got quiet so that we could focus on the faith story. I read scripture Genesis 50:20 to introduce our story about how God can use bad things to good in our lives. Our small groups reacted to the story and also read a little of Micah 6:8 and discussed sacrifice, the practice of Lent, and if God wants us to sacrifice to be Christian.
We closed up worship with a trio of ukuleles leading our music... beautiful!
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