What a great night! Our lifegroup meets on Wednesday nights, and it’s been one of the highlights of this semester for me. And from the way that I see folks connecting, I’m not alone in feeling that way. We wrapped up the end of our semester with a new lifegroup tradition: Thanksgiving dinner!
Kim made a turkey, others brought delicious baked goods and side dishes, and we celebrated tonight. It felt a little weird to be talking about thanksgiving in May, but shouldn’t we practice thanksgiving all the time? That’s what Bob prayed about as he opened our night. And as we talked around the tables, it was clear that we have so much to be thankful for.
We’ve made some new friends, renewed old acquaintances, laughed and cried together, prayed for each other, and shared from our hearts what God is doing. Some of us wrestled through David Platt’s Radical (great book–you should grab a copy if you haven’t read it!) while others met each week to discuss Pastor Dan’s sermon and apply it to our lives, and another group met to talk about what God has been teaching them as they read through the Bible together using the LifeJournal. Over the course of the semester we’ve disagreed and debated, talked about the things we’re learning, and loved each other.
Tonight we also took time to thank God for Colin and Esther, who will be getting married and moving away soon. They’ve become dear to us, and we hate (HATE!) to see them go. But in the Father’s love we know…that a lifetime’s not too long…to live as friends. (wow, from Dirty Dancing to Michael W. Smith; not too shabby.)
I love our lifegroup. I appreciate all the different backgrounds and opinions. I am encouraged by the hunger for God that I see every week. I am thrilled by the growth that I see in each one of us…
And with that, I give you MWS live
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