Becoming less: Semester Synopsis

While coasting down a hill on my mom's bike and breathing in the fragrance of flowering trees, I could sense my insides relaxing and my head clearing up. The whole last year seemed like it could be neatly wrapped up and placed in a box, although that's hardly how it seemed while it was in progress. There's no way for me to sum up the year in any form of words short of a novel. Yet I can share in the conclusion of the prophet Habakkuk, no matter what, I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

One of the sweetest memories I'll take from this past semester is d-groups with Sam and Yi. Life-on-life discipleship really happened as we shared each others' joys and struggles and went to a deeper level in our relationships with one another and our Father. I'll never forget our regular meetings on early mornings at Dunkin Donuts - lovingly called "the Dunk" - to join in pouring out our hearts to God and meeting with Him together over His word. Thank you, Sam and Yi, for showing me more what humility and vulnerability look like. I hope no matter where we all end up that we can continue to seek God's face together.

"One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." (Ps. 27:4)