The Gathering Begins

MYLE has finally come to a close today with what I thought was the best sermon of the week by Karris Golden. She asked us to consider what the soundtrack of our lives would sound like and made a good point in saying that when we do self-evaluate ourselves, we tend to self-censor because we are afraid of what others may think. But at the end of the day, the things that should define us most and the little ones that changed and challenge the way we live life. Her sermon pushed me to think more about my personal soundtrack, and how different it would sound with the retrospect that comes with old age.

Our trip has turned in a new direction as the actual gathering began with opening worship, which was absolutely MAGICAL. I've heard previous youths speak about how great it was but you just don't know or understand it's greatness until you're here for yourself and you can feel what it's like to be with so many young people, gathered and unified by religion. The music was beautiful, the speakers were beautiful, the pyrotechnics were beautiful but more of that could hold my attention as much as the 38,000 people in such a large space, we were a large force.