(August 25, 2016)
This past weekend, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the SFC CLP in Niagara Falls. The great blessing from attending the CLP was the opportunity to become a participant again. In fact, it has been about 9-10 years since I joined CFC-Youth, 9 years since I went to my first conference as a participant. That many years since I was not involved in the planning, in the busy-ness, in the stresses of an event. This experience was more than hearing the familiar teachings about God’s love, about who Jesus Christ is, about repentance and faith, about the power of the Holy Spirit, and about upholding the Christian ideal. Instead, I was reaffirmed of what I was called to do in my life, that in everything that we do and in everything we are, it all must lead to Christ.
How we present ourselves, how we conduct ourselves in our day to day lives, if they do not lead ourselves and others to Christ, then we are doing it wrong. It’s not that we are being controlled, rather, if we are to present Christ and be Christ then we must do it excellently.
Now it doesn’t take a person to go to a camp or a CLP to understand this. This is the very purpose we have in our lives. As for us in the community of Couples For Christ, it is in our very name that we highlight the calling and challenge we are called to, we are called to be For Christ. We are not youth for vanity, youth for materialism, youth for self-absorption, youth for evil…we are Youth for Christ. Singles for Christ. Yes it is difficult, yes we will fail at times, yes we will struggle, but let us remember that Christ too suffered for our sake and carried the cross. Therefore we must also carry ours.
Most merciful and loving God, empower us, inspire us, move us, and use us. In times of good and bad, may we continue to draw closer to You, for You are the everlasting source of life. May our mind, body and soul proclaim Your love and may it lead not only ourselves, but others as well, to You.
AMDG.