The final Gathering chapel of the semester was different from others, but it gave students a chance to rest and wind down with finals quickly approaching. Songs of worship were interspersed with student-read scripture that identified The Lord as the ultimate source of peace, happiness and hope.
SGA President Jackson Smith was the first to share words of wisdom to his fellow students.
“You are only going to be at this place, at this time and with these people once in your life,” Smith said, exhorting students to take advantage of the community they have now, rather than getting caught up in anxiety about schoolwork.
Smith also read Matthew 11:28-30, in which Jesus says, “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Two other sections of Scripture were shared by students during the Gathering, one from Isaiah 55, which says, “Incline your ear and come to me. Hear, and your soul shall live,” and Psalm 103, which says, “As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is the Lord’s mercy on those who fear Him.”
The theme of the chapel continued to return to God and His abounding mercy and favor on His people. Students who shared called those in attendance to hunger and thirst for the thing that matters most: a relationship with God.
Finally, Director of Men’s Mentoring Cyrus Eaton shared closing remarks with students as they departed for the final days of the school year and disperse for the summer.
“There is always more with God,” Eaton said, asking students to use the time of reflection and respond accordingly as they left the auditorium. He closed by reading Colossians 3:12-17, which says, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.”
All in all, Lipscomb’s final group chapel of the year gave students a valuable opportunity to immerse themselves in God’s Word and discover peace during a long and stressful week.
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