College. Some of us can say we have been there. Some cannot. As I moved out of state for university, I had nearly every idea of what to expect. Parties, drinking, drugs, sex. Sin. When I say sin, you can expect what I am talking about, specifically a religion. Christianity. What is it? Some of us ask. Christianity is a religion based on the teachings done by Jesus of Nazareth.

As a college student, and an Athiest, I never expected that I would have explored Christianity; but on one rainy Tuesday at my university, my whole life changed. Every human has sinned and the thought of that had continued to run through my head. I’ve always wanted to avoid it. I understood that as an Athiest, who’d always found religion interesting but never believed, that I wanted to branch out to comprehend more. I always asked myself where should I start with this interest I had. I met two new friends on the first day of classes, both men. One who always wears a hat with sky blue eyes and the other with brunette locks and square shaped glasses. The three of us decided to go to dinner on that frigid evening. The conversation started and never seemed to stop, we all clicked right away. As it got later in the evening, we decided to try out a religious group on campus. I had no idea what to expect. Was it a Christian group? Will these people judge me because I, Myself am not a Christian? How do I explain that I am intrigued by this religion if I can’t even bother to make a sound because of the voices in my head inquiring me at an infinite rate. Breathe. I entered the theatre where the event was held. “Cru” was written on the screen. People crowded the place and nearly every seat was filled. All of a sudden, I was calm. It was like every worry in the world had escaped my mind. I was able to relax. I made sure to sit in the very back because I was so afraid of the people there, but why? Music started to play and I had never heard something more beautiful. The lyrics on the screen spewed out of my mouth and my hands had began to shake. Nothing but pure love surrounded me. I realized what those lyrics had meant as I was repeating them. I then felt it. I realized that the spirit of Jesus Christ poured upon me. I acknowledged that Jesus is real and that God isn’t dead. God loves me and he sent his only son so that I could have everlasting life. That amazed me.

Later that night, I began to research more and I recognized that I wanted to restore my faith. As a child, I was baptized, I went to church, and I “believed” in God, But as I became an adult, I believed that there was no way a man in the skies above us could create life. I did not believe in Heaven or eternal life, that was just an impossible logic for me to understand. My major is Astrophysics and the stereotype is that all Astrophysicists are athiest. Not all are, but I was. I needed guidance and luckily, I obtained that.

Today, I know that I have accepted Christ. I am a Christian. I will continue to spread the word of Christ for the rest of my life. I will work on myself and admit my sins. I will get re-baptized. I will live for God. I want to thank my friends for allowing me to share that night with them. I want to thank my sister who I called right after and told her that I will get baptized and I will serve the Lord. I want to thank Cru for allowing me to further my

education within Christ. I want to thank God for allowing me to have people in my life who love me and care about me. I want to thank Jesus for gushing his love onto me and allowing me to seek his gospel. Most importantly, I want to share this with you today who is reading this. We all go through dark times, mine was atheism. I am now able to seek the light through him, Jesus Christ. I know that since I was lifted to do so, than you can too. Amen.