A couple weeks ago I was at the South Central YOU Bi-Regional rally. It was held on a college campus and one of my tasks as a Head Sponsor was to work with the housing folks on anything that came up.
One of the people I worked with, let’s call her Sara, had helped our group for the last couple years and had picked up some of what we are about over that time. On the second day there I was waiting with Sara and a YOU sponsor for someone, and the sponsor mentioned how she had noticed that every year she came back to campus it was more and more ‘green’. Turns out Sara is a part of the committee that has pushed forward the green initiative and she spoke with assured confidence about what a difference each step was making.
Later in the week Sara and I got to chatting more about what Unity is about and her own experiences with religion and her leaning towards Unity-like beliefs. Talking with Sara was an inspiration to me, because she was standing there living proof that there are young adults on campuses that are ripe for Unity and that they might just need the nudge of someone to meet with.
Later in the week I spoke with the YOUers who graduated at that event. I told them to get involved and do the things they had passion around. Maybe it’s being a part of the green team, leading a meditation circle, or hiking group. Maybe it’s creating a discussion group or hosting spiritual movie night.
What would it be that would not only spiritually feed themselves but attract like-minded folks such as Sara?
How often have we heard someone say ‘I was thinking Unity long before I found Unity.’ Do we really have to wait for these folks to find us? I think not.
For those of you who are students on a campus, what could you do to create a spiritual community? For the churches how could you reach out to the campus community in ways that are relevant and engaging (and accessible to those without vehicles)?
There are lots of Sara’s out there just waiting for you.
Peace and zeal,
Rachel