"U" stands for Unity ... by our own Becca Sanders

            When Eric brought up the idea of doing PLUS as our blog post I was instantly drawn to writing about U. To me unity in the church is all about working alongside your peers to spread the faith and strengthen your own faith. Not only is growing in your faith with your best friends that you’ve made through church like the best thing ever but it makes growing in your faith so much easier. You hear from birth that God is always there with you (don’t get me wrong that is 100% true and very important but it can be hard as a teenager to believe that when you can’t physically see him); however, God put physical people into your life to help make your faith journey easier. Whether you feel like you’ve met your “church friends” yet or not, there are people that are here for you to help you especially during this time leading up to your confirmation such as Eric, Kathleen, Emily, and me.

            While I love just hanging out with my friends and growing in our faith, one of the most powerful acts of unity is group prayer. At bible study Eric often challenges us to pray about a certain topic at 7 every night and knowing that you and your friend in a different location are praying about the exact same thing is so cool (if y’all  ever want to join in and know what we’re praying about come talk to me J). Another cool group prayer is through song. There’s something about hearing everyone singing and listening to what they are singing that makes it go from song lyrics to a prayer.

            I would like to encourage everyone to come together as a class. You’re all on this amazing wild journey together so might as well gain some new friends and grow in your faith while you’re at it!
           
"How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live together in unity!"
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Psalm 133:1
 
God Bless, Becca Sanders 

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