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This past Sunday was great. Aside from out Sunday morning gathering being its usual awesomeness, a big group of young adults got together to play Ultimate Frisbee. We have had a few games already over the past few weeks, but we had some new folks show up this week and the two teams were really evenly matched. It was a beautiful day and I just loved it.

Then, later that evening we had our first Gathering of Young Adults. SOS, one of the groups we have a partnership with in urban Memphis, allowed us to meet at their building (since we don’t have one) and it was a great environment for us. It was a great blend of some married and single young adults as well as some college students and even a few of those who are just graduating from high school. I was really excited about some friends who helped to lead us in our time together by offering prayers, leading communion, a responsive reading, etc. More than that, it was a time where people really got to participate in all we did by way of dialog, sharing, asking questions, etc. Aside from that, I really enjoyed how organic the evening felt. By that I mean that I basically knew everyone there. It wasn’t some sort of abstract event attended by a bunch of nameless faces. It was, for the most part, a gathering of all those I have had the opportunity to get to know over the last few months who in turn had more of a chance to see and get to know each other.

For those Living Hope young adults who read this, I’d love to hear your thoughts about the evening and any suggestions you might have if we ever decide to do another one of these.