benediction

Last weekend, at our Winter Retreat in Gatlinburg, our theme was "Be the Change." It was a great time with some amazing teenagers and adults.

This was our benediction for the weekend--

"Now may you, my brothers and sisters, fall more in love with the God who wants to change the world. May your heart be consumed with the things that are important to the heart of God--love, mercy, justice, grace, compassion, generosity, deep concern, selflessness and sacrifice. May the change God wants to see in the world begin with you--that you be the change--even when it seems crazy, even when you stand alone, even when it is hard, and every chance you get. May you lift one another up, may you spur one another on, and may you annoyingly encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds (Heb. 10:24)... and may you do it with the love of God and the strength he gives. In Christ's name, Amen."