This past week at UMYF we talked about some of the negative effects of bullying. We have two responses to bullying. One response is to foster it. We don't protect those who are bullied or we choose to take part in speaking negative over a peer's life. All the while we choose to close our eyes to effects of our actions.
And then the other response is to be a force of good in the lives of our peers. We choose to encourage each other even in the face of adversity. Even when we don't feel like it. Even when we feel like it is undeserved.
Every person no matter who they are is starving for good words. From the bully to the bullied. Each needs to hear that they are a person of significance Why do we do this? We do this because we are acknowledging that each person is a child of God. Each person is someone deeply loved by God. And we do this by calling out the good in them.
I am who I am today not because of my critics but instead because of the GOOD that others have poured in to me. This is the epitome of being CHRIST for each other.
This week we will dive deeper in to this. We will dive deeper in to hearing how much God loves us and how important it is to spread this narrative by speaking good in to others.
Click here to check out our Camden Retreat pictures. Also great news. I was asked a ton of times over the weekend, "When are we coming back?!" I have an answer August 12-15. More details to come.
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