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| Sara and some close college friends. |
But I also felt a pang of sadness; how in the world did it
go by so fast? How did I go through such an incredible time of college and
still look back wondering if I had done all I could do to make it “worth it”? My
time at AU was nothing short of amazing, don’t get me wrong, but it flew by. Everyone told me as a freshman,
“Don’t blink, because graduation will be here before you know it.” And they
were right.
Wherever you are right now—a freshman or a senior, in your
dorm or in Mocha’s, on top of the world or in a deep, lonely valley—this is my
challenge to you: don’t miss it.
Life and college goes by so quickly. But that’s not what I’m
talking about entirely. You see, in the midst of all of the craziness of
college and post-Spring Break stress, there is still a purpose; there is still
a reason to keep moving forward. And His name is Jesus.
The crucifixion stands out to me this year. It wasn’t just
an act done by a man some 2,000 years ago to somehow cover our sins today, sins
that seem so far divided from that moment that often the magnitude of the act
is dissolved from our memories. No, Jesus did it for us. For me. For you.
Don’t miss it.
Easter is this coming Sunday. We’ll get dressed up, go to
church, maybe do some sort of Easter egg/basket celebration, have a big Easter
lunch with family, be all jolly and joyful, and then go back to our normal
schedule on Monday. But that’s not what it’s about. The celebration of Easter
is good, but when we let the message
of Easter slip through our fingers, year in and year out, we’re missing the
target entirely.
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| ULC 2013-2014 |
Life is crazy. It flies by. It’s stressful. Hard stuff
happens. But, Jesus.
Preparation for finals is chaotic. Finishing papers or
presentations in the wee hours of the night is exhausting. But, Jesus.
But, Jesus.
This year, don’t miss
it. Don’t let Jesus’ cross—His resurrection, His gift of grace—don’t let it slip through the cracks. He did this to
cover our sins, today. Hold tight to this truth, because in the middle of life’s
most chaotic moments, it is the only unswerving, unchanging thing we have to
cling to. But, Jesus.
Don’t miss it.
“As for you,
you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when
you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,
the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also
lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and
following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving
of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made
us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace
you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in
the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might
show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in
Christ Jesus…This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all
who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his
grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as
a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by
faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness.” (Ephesians 2:1-7,
Romans 3:22-25)
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| Laughter is good for the soul. |
DC, 2011-2012
Chapel Intern, 2013-2014
ULC Member, 2013-2014
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