Dear Amaranthine,
i don’t really know where to begin.
All that comes to mind really is. Cherish.
Cherish your time together, brothers and sisters. It’s so easy to let time slip through the cracks. But before you know it, you’ll be a sucker of a senior like me, clinging onto every last moment and remnant of these college years spent together. I guess that’s natural. We don’t ever really learn to appreciate anything unless there’s a day it will be gone. Or at least we don’t feel the urgency to.
But it doesn’t have to be so. Don’t wait til the closing of your college years to start cherishing & building relationships guys. Start now. Don’t wait til it’s 3.5 years too late to start making up for all the lost relationships because you decided to spend a majority of it in the company of books rather than good company & fellowship. When it comes down to it..as a fourth year, what I remember most is all the good times we’ve had. Not all the books I’ve read. Not the number of A’s I’ve attained, or not attained (haha). Not the number of internships I’ve received. Really, what comes to mind immediately are the times spent worshiping together, studying the Word together, having one-on-one lunches together, praying together, having finals week apartment/dorm wars, taking random scoops runs, sharing accountability times, going on senior ladies hangouts, driving to cafe mondays, sharing wednesday baking sessions, dying together on zero week boot camp, etc etc. The list really does go on.
But one moment I remember in particular: i believe it was the last combined meeting of the last of my winter quarters to be spent at UCLA. it was either the first combined meeting, or the last of that quarter. but it was a combined meeting nonetheless. The quarterly reunion of our Amaranthine family :) And I distinctly remember the joy of the Lord that was so overflowing in my heart…that could only come about through the hearing of my brothers’ and sisters’ voices worshiping the Lord together. It really was such a joyous sound. Somewhere in between song, I took a moment to open my eyes and scan the room & what a beautiful sight I saw. It seriously brought tears to my eyes. Some were dancing (like literally dancing, not the typical jumping up & down, but choreographed dancing lol). Some were clapping. Some were still, eyes closed so tightly…you could tell they were really seeking the Lord. Whatever form it came in, it was undeniable what we were doing—worshiping the Lord.
Worship. Taking shape in so many forms. Yet so unifying.
This is what Amaranthine is really about. This is what Christianity is really all about. This is what LIFE is really all about. Don’t make it about anything else, brothers and sisters. Stay focused & cherish :)
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:9-10
Thanks for a great four years, Amaranthine family.
Keep the faith!
love, your sister,
Christine
