PYCC, Outcome 2

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Today we had our last meeting before break. This time around at PYCC I’ve really been able to confront my faith more and today really felt like a climax in my faith journey. Our mission project this meeting was packing bags of essential goods for the homeless. I had a really good conversation with one of my friends about homelessness and making a good situation of a bad one. Right after that conversation I was really struck by how I make a good situation out of a bad one: I don’t always believe in God but I do always engage in faith activities. We’ve been rehearsing all of the songs we have chosen to sing at our largest conference/convention in January and getting to know each other on music team members very well. PYCC is one of the few places where I have truly enjoyed every moment I have had “on the clock”. Whether I am directly engaged in singing or working with my peers, I am always ready and able to work hard and dedicate myself. I have not always been the most religious person but my time at PYCC has really showed me that you don’t need to pray to be religious. All you need to do is do God’s work whether you believe or not. I don’t always believe but I do recognize that there is some higher power that drives me to do good. I demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process. I do this by understanding that my faith doesn’t have to be stable for me to be religious. By pushing past this personal challenge that attempting to be completely faithful to God presented I was better able to work on PYCC.

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