The Cause =)

For Easter weekend I went to Hershey for a youth retreat. I had a really amazing time. The speaker was amazing. He was extremely funny and interesting and had many fun stories to relate his topics to our lives. They also had a great worship band, "Worth Dying For". It was very refreshing to spend time with Jesus. I love feeling his presence. On Friday morning we had the candle light service and it was beautiful seeing the whole Giant Stadium full of candle light. It was also fun to spend time with the girls in my youth group and pray for each other. The theme for the year was The Cause. They talked about having a cause for Jesus and being consumed with him, not just having his presence pored on the outside where it would quickly dry up. On the first day Robert Madu (speaker) talked about taking the I out and living for Jesus. He had this shirt that on the front said "I have Issues" and if you take out the I's and rearrange the letters it says "He Saves Us". There is also a U in the middle of Cause, so stop thinking about "I/Me" and live for "U, Jesus". He was very powerful and Jesus really spoke to me through him.
For Easter I went over families and then Sunday after church had people over for dinner. It was fun celebrating Jesus with others. Something that he has been putting on my heart is to pray more. It is so amazing, the power of prayer. I love seeing Jesus move and am falling more in love with Him, my savior, king, and very best friend.