Breakfast Club resumed with Rebecca and Jessica joining the group this week. We're still learning names and we're excited to get to know you all better. We ate food, relaxed and caught up with friends. We also shared the past weeks high's and low's and discussed strengthening our spiritual eyes by looking for "Spirit Sightings" each week as we try and see God at work in the world around us. Mother Teresa made a spiritual practice out of seeing Jesus in every person's eyes, even the most downtrodden. Last week Father Jay quoted a friend of his who said that Jesus comes to us in every person we meet, but sometimes Jesus is disguised pretty well. Maybe if we keep looking, we'll learn to see better--Jesus was always healing the blind and we hope to wake up to the dreams that God has for us. This Sunday Fr. David said that sometimes life hands you a banana and says, "God's on the line." We want to say "No!" to the banana, rather than answering a call that seems ridiculous. He talked about the Rules of Improvisation--really the rules of life--which remind us that to be fully engaged in life we have to learn to say yes to the things that come our way. If life hands us a banana--we have to answer that call. So whether we're seeing "Spirit Sightings" or going bananas, hopefully we can share our strengths and our struggles together in youth group.
At Supper Club we had a super fun time playing Capture the flag (or frisbee) in the church. Jessica snagged an early win for the girls, but the boys won round two after we enjoyed pizza. We closed the night offering up our prayers and hopes, making a sacred space under the stars together. Whether you're an old-timer or you haven't joined us in a while, we'd love to see you again!
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