When I first came across the Gospel of Matthew, I was immediately drawn to Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” I liked the verse because it seemed to imply that, everyone was capable of shining bright. At that point in time, I was very much still discovering my role in the world and experimenting with different interests. I would often wonder about when I would have the opportunity to share the light in my soul to the community around me. Five years ago I became a member of the Shatin Baptist Church in Hong Kong. However, during the first two years, I was unable to find a sense of belonging with the community because I disliked participating in small group discussions. Instead, I often ran off to play with friends. Seeing this,My youth pastor and mentors put a lot of effort into trying to involve me with church activities more hoping I would find a sense of belonging there but my actions continued to disappoint them. I think back then, I was immature and I failed appreciate the hard work of the community around me. …show more content…
Almost everyone in our youth division was relocated to another site within the same church system and only a handful of us were left in the youth division. Every Sunday we would only have small group discussion and no worship or sermons. I expected myself to welcome the change since there would be so much more free time, but after a week, I felt an uncomfortable feeling deep inside of me. Without the worship sessions and sermons, I felt that an important part of me was missing. On that fateful day, with the five of us left in the youth division, we decided to form our own worship