This past weekend, for those of you who didn't know, I attended a Catholic Youth Conference in Chicago. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but I knew that I was looking forward to it. Throughout my three days there I got the opportunity to listen to many well known speakers who spoke on topics such as heroic generosity, feminism in the church, kindness, how to date well, and relativism. While all of them were very informing, some more than others seemed to speak to me, especially the relativism topic.
I had heard this term tossed around before, but I wasn't sure exactly what people meant by it. For those of you who aren't sure what relativisim means, it is believing that there is no truth, no standards...pretty much no God. It is amazing how our society and media have made the youth believe that "our lives" are our own and that we should live them that way; that we have no committments and that our decisions don't matter. But for those of us who fully believe and trust in God we know that God's love is the truth and that we must live for others. Our life is a story, connecting to many others through our families and friends, and the decisions that we make not only affect our own lives but the lives of those around us. We must also follow God's law for us and use it as our instruction manual for life. Many relativists think that Christians are not free and when we believe and follow our faith that we don't have that freedom any more, but alas, we are totally free. Free to love, free to live life with excellence, but we need virtues and skills in order to succeed. The relativistic view of life is a selfish concept and we need to realize that. We must not be controlled by fear. Have the courage to standout!
What voice are you listening to? What life are you going to live? Learn to trust completely.
When we live in Christ, our purpose changes. No more excuses, we must face the problem at hand. The Kingdom is my pearl of price...at which I would do anything for.
We must decide what our 5 loaves and 2 fish are; what we are going to give to Jesus? What is your calling? Again, we must learn to trust completely...and GET OUT OF THE BOAT!
"It is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives through me."
I had a very enjoyable time at this conference, and I also got to see Gretchen. If you would like to hear more, I have lots of notes. I would also love to hear what you all have to say about relativism or any other topic for that matter. Hope you all have a very good week. Remember to pray big!
xoxo
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Paige I love this! I love that you blogged about it. :) I know what you mean about the frustration with realitivism. It's hard to sit by and see people believe there's nothing out there, no absolute truth, when in fact I know differently. And it's not just by a whim that I know differently. My life, logic and experience all tell me that there is an absolute. How depressing to live without that hope. I have more to say but I have class! Darn collge anyway... More on this later! I love you, lady. Be Blessed.
So this connects to a lot of things I've been thinking about lately. Things like faith and community and prayer and grace. Big things, huh? Maybe I'll just post about it.
You should, dear. Ah, relationships...I mean that in like a broad general speaking sense, not boy/girl. It's amazing how relationships seem to define our lives.
All I can say is blog away! hehe, that rhymed : )
Hey- read the poem things on my other blog...i think you might like them.
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