Go out of your way to do something nice for someone you don't know well, even if that something is simple or small.
Many thanks to all who came out for the Youth Group Kickoff last night on Aug. 21st! Lots of smiling faces and fun personalities, and it was wonderful to see everyone having at least one person to talk to by the end of the evening. We spent a lot of time getting to know each other, even if only peripherally, and found that a lot of us had some quirky, funny, or serious things in common with one another.
As we go forward in our series, something to think about as we get to know each other is how well we really know ourselves. And not just what the latest Buzzfeed quiz tells us about ourselves, but who WE really are. What makes you uniquely you? What are your strengths? Weaknesses? Do some exploration into those 4-Corner questions you were asked last night. Some of us moved when we were asked if we worried about what people thought of us, or if we considered ourselves awkward, smart, funny, or forgetful. Why? What makes us that way? Why would The Big Man choose those specific traits to give especially to you? How well do we really know ourselves?
Next week, join us as we do some self-evaluation, and brush the tip of the iceberg that is "the self." And let's not forget that there's always Someone around who knows us better than we could ever hope to know ourselves...
"O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways."
~Psalms 139:1-3
Much love,
Ceci Galvin
Youth Minister
