OK, we work with the youth at our church (or they work with us, still not sure!!!). Last night, we had a special "ceremony" that all began because of the guys doing a Bible study on sexual purity. Anyway, Claude had a firepit and gave each of the youth a deck of cards. He told them to set aside the aces. Then, he asked each of them to think about some things that they struggle with that they want the Lord to take away/help them with. Once they'd done that, he asked them to throw the cards on the fire...one card for small struggles, more cards for the bigger things they struggle with. Finally, he asked them to take each of the aces and use them as a reminder of their commitment. Each ace has a specific place:
- clubs - in the car - to remind them while they are with friends driving around
- hearts- in the wallet - to remind them while they are out in general
- diamonds - by the computer - to remind them that they are a diamond in the rough and not to settle for generic/counterfeit
- spades - in the Bible - to remind them everytime they read God's word that they are the best "in the deck" and no one is as good at being THEM as they are.
So, here are some pics of them last night. I couldn't help but cry. I love these kids! They are so awesome!!!!!
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This was pretty cool and I think we all took alot away from it!!
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