EmmanuelJ2A

Good evening all! As I sit here watching the Patriots win 24-21 I started to think about Peter’s sermon this morning and how it related to the Journey to Adulthood youth program that is kicking off next Sunday morning…

His discussion of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) was very eye-opening when he spoke of what we really need to focus on is- WWWD (What Would WE Do) specifically when it comes to how we live our lives as Christians. I actually had a WWJD bracelet a while ago, but it really makes sense that what MATTERS is what we do in our lives, how do we serve others and behave in ways that Jesus taught us, such as loving your neighbor as yourself, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, caring for those that are helpless, such as children and the disabled.

A major part of the “journey” to adulthood for our teens beginning the J2A program is learning to do just that - basically living our lives as Christians in the ways that Jesus taught us in the Gospel. We will study the Bible, learn more about our Christian faith, but we will also be serving food and cleaning up in the St. George’s soup kitchen or helping to pack food for distribution at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. ACTION also matters, not just sitting around a table eating Dunkin’ munchkins talking about these issues as young Christians.

I am personally very excited (as I know are the other leaders and resource staff) to begin this journey with our teens…let’s all support them and learn more of WWWD along the way!

Peace,

Carol Mowatt