From Margo

I dont really like to cry, but for some reason more and more it seems like I can no longer even get through a regular church service with out crying. Not necessarily because there are such hard struggles going on in my life but more because I just feel like the Lord is calling me to be really vulnerable with myself and with him. Crying is messy, it is stepping out of my comfort zone, and I am learning that for some reason is is how i can really resonate with God. OneLife was no exception to my new habit of tears, on the powerful Saturday night service I really got to connect with others in my youth group and be with them during their holy moments with God. On Sunday night it gave me the chills to see how at work God was in that tab. Every student's face was filled with different emotions as they encountered Christ in very mighty ways. What an experience to see and be apart of. That night I felt like I was being challenged to meet people in their encounters who were not in my youth group, I cried with and hugged boys and girls I had never met, cried with and prayed with girls I had hardly talked to and prayed again with girls I will most likely never see again. I cried and sang with a random youth group- I have no idea where they are from... I prayed with my best friends, the people i know the most and total strangers who i know the least...and in all those encounters and all those holy moments, and in all those tears is where I met God. The whole weekend was full of blessings and christ-like moments, but Sunday night is where God's presence was unavoidable and his challenges were impossible to miss. If I prayed, or hugged, or sang or cried with you, then thank you for helping me hear God's voice Sunday night and live my faith. I look back on OneLife with a very tender and fond heart, what an incredible weekend that blew me away, and what a perfect place to reinforce my relationships with God and other students.