You may be wondering why there's a video of a high school cheering section on the blog. This, at first glance, has NOTHING to do with seemingly anything except some ridiculously cool cheers. Seriously, watch the video. I found this today while I was searching youtube for some videos of my high school who just won a huge football game today against our rivals (2 point conversion in overtime to take the dub)...it's JUST like how my high school was and still is during sporting events, except just all white or purple. But all very loud, obnoxious, in your face, creative...and just good old-fashioned fun. I love high school sports, and I can't wait to go back and see some games of my alma mater.
After watching the video, it made me think about my time at Gonzaga and eventually in ACE. I realized how lucky I was to be in a Catholic Jesuit high school and how much I absolutely loved it...and how much I took for granted being surrounded by people who shared the same faith as myself. I had planted in my education's experience a whole faith-based group, which I had again in ACE. My time in college was extremely difficult and taxing on my faith life; there was almost no community out on campus, and the one that did exist was not highly publicized nor was it really understood by others. I felt so lonely in my belief in God, and there was no one to talk to or who would offer support about what I was going through until my senior year.
Now that I'm going back home, I have friends who are Catholic that go regularly to church and are people who I can share this faith with. But this video just made me realize how important community really is, especially in how much influence it can have on strengthening and reviving Jesus in us. All the guys in that video and at my high school are not just connected by sports or testosterone, but also a profound and deep understanding of who Jesus is. It's crucial we have a community that we can share this with...whether it be a bible study group we find, or a great church community to be a part of...Jesus is out there waiting to be found in others, but we really need to be active in looking for Him. My friends are great, but I may need to be active and find other outlets to plug myself into within my church community.
Beyond just Virginia though, this is obviously key in our relationship. Like I've said before, I'm so glad I can share with my woman my faith, whether it be in prayer or through this very blog. But we always have to keep it up, to make sure we stay consistent with it and grow. I also cannot wait to be able to start sharing our faith within a community, one that can support us, one that we can celebrate with...one that can cheer us on! And while we may not go into any type of gorilla imitations or Rocky spoofs (or if we do even), building that community within our own relationship more and in others is something so important to becoming better for each other through Christ.
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