Sunday, July 10, 2016

Salvation Sunday: The Steubenville conference and the deep joy and peace that I found.

This past weekend I attended the Steubenville conference in Springfield Missouri. To sum up the Steubenville conference, it is a giant, Catholic, Jesus concert/talk. This is my second year going to this conference, and even after 2 times going, it still leaves me in great awe. We start the three day weekend off with great, loud christian music.








And my new favorite!



So that was the music for the weekend, but it wasn't just three days of music, we also had Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, and Confession ( which was awesome!)                         


This is what it looked like. The thing that was so beautiful about Eucharistic Adoration was that even though we were singing and praying ( all out loud) there was a deep sense of peace, I completely zoned out, letting God take control and could not hear or see anything around me, it was calming and comforted me.  Mass was AWESOME, it was beautiful to see all 60 priest, and a huge amount of seminarians and religious sisters in one big stadium, and all around the campus. Even though I only had like 5 hours of sleep for 3 days, it was great. As soon I as I got home, I walked in the door and heard that the AC had gone out, there was a wasp in the house, and everyone was rushing around to try and get to 6:00 p.m Mass one time. So I was hot, tired, afraid of a wasp ( I hate bugs), and a little put down that I just got home, and my family was just leaving. So while sitting in front of a big fan, soaking in the cool air, thinking about the great things that God has done in my life. And in the midst of my crazy, chaotic, normal life, I was able to find peace, by just sitting down and calming myself. It may be hard at first, but I think that the more I try, the easier it will be to fully rely on God, and be at peace with what His will is for me.                                                           

Whistle while you work,                                                                        
Emma                                      

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