Anish Singhal 17364
1. I often closed myself to God, doubting his ability when experiencing pain and suffering. Whenever I would be going through a dark moment in my life, I would often blame God for not loving me. Kairos helped me discover the truth of God, showing me that bad things are when we need God the most and must not doubt His plan. Always thought that since I turned myself off to God, God would do the same. Kairos showed me that God never turns His back on us. In my life, God is a larger part of my life than He has ever been. No longer looking to him only for help, I feel His presence every day as He blesses me with the fortunate life I now live. I am truly thankful for Kairos for allowing me to realize God’s goodness and love. …show more content…
I do not have a particular preference, because every single topic relates to my story. However, I gave my reaction talk on Ideals. The talk that affected me the most was a tie between the Know Yourself and Ideals. Both of these talks had incredibly powerful stories, that strongly related to my own story. Many of the other talks were still very powerful; however, they did not affect me as much as these two. I would not mind giving any of the speeches, but I think my Ideals speech would reach the most amount of people. In my story, I had many moments where I both upheld and betrayed my ideals. Using both these moments as learning opportunities, I have come out stronger from these …show more content…
Many times there were topics where my small group would engage in a fascinating discussion that would take longer than the time we had. But other times, there were topics when we would finish twenty minutes early. While we would fill the time with talking, I found that the small chit chat is not nearly as powerful as filling the room with discussion of the topic, which always forces us to open up and be honest. I would combat this by planning a list of discussion questions, to make sure we will always have an engaging
1. I often closed myself to God, doubting his ability when experiencing pain and suffering. Whenever I would be going through a dark moment in my life, I would often blame God for not loving me. Kairos helped me discover the truth of God, showing me that bad things are when we need God the most and must not doubt His plan. Always thought that since I turned myself off to God, God would do the same. Kairos showed me that God never turns His back on us. In my life, God is a larger part of my life than He has ever been. No longer looking to him only for help, I feel His presence every day as He blesses me with the fortunate life I now live. I am truly thankful for Kairos for allowing me to realize God’s goodness and love. …show more content…
I do not have a particular preference, because every single topic relates to my story. However, I gave my reaction talk on Ideals. The talk that affected me the most was a tie between the Know Yourself and Ideals. Both of these talks had incredibly powerful stories, that strongly related to my own story. Many of the other talks were still very powerful; however, they did not affect me as much as these two. I would not mind giving any of the speeches, but I think my Ideals speech would reach the most amount of people. In my story, I had many moments where I both upheld and betrayed my ideals. Using both these moments as learning opportunities, I have come out stronger from these …show more content…
Many times there were topics where my small group would engage in a fascinating discussion that would take longer than the time we had. But other times, there were topics when we would finish twenty minutes early. While we would fill the time with talking, I found that the small chit chat is not nearly as powerful as filling the room with discussion of the topic, which always forces us to open up and be honest. I would combat this by planning a list of discussion questions, to make sure we will always have an engaging