sitting in a spiritual powerhouse

today was a unexpectedly huge day in moving forward with my fellow st melishans (we sound like aliens, lol!) 

this afternoon we had formation group (basically a meeting with our tutor and our Chaplin) and we had to bring a timeline of our life and put on it key events in our life specifically parts of it where god has moved or helped up.

i am gonna confess right now i was worried about giving my life story over ... turns out i totally shouldn't have been

for some reason our tutor picked me to share first which didn't help but as i told my story i totally felt comfortable about these people knowing so much about me because i honestly feel like i have known them forever

so the next person starts talking and i realize i not the only one that has had a shaky childhood and troubles in my past.All of the people who shares there story's had something valuable and inspiring to bring to the group.

i began to notice a recurring theme of  redemption and just all round changed lives. and you only have to look at any one of us to see that our pasts do not define us.

today , in that room, i felt like i was sitting in a spiritual powerhouse

and ya know what. only God could have had the imagination to put such a diverse and amazing group of people together

i still can quite get over the fact that this is how my degree is going to be

i am feeling completely blessed beyond measure right now

lots of love
Lauren
xxx