By Margaret Yu
Here is the promise of the Gospel and the message of the whole Bible: In Jesus Christ, we are given a Friend who will always enjoy rather than refuse our presence. –Dane Ortlund (Gentle & Lowly, 2020, p. 115)
One of the most enduring memories I have from my adolescent years is sitting at what I called the “awkward teenager/children’s banquet table.” Growing up, I attended nine-course Chinese banquet celebrations, and while I loved the food, I dreaded being assigned to the designated tables for non-adults. There were really only two table categories: adults and everyone else. As a child or teenager, I always found myself at the “everyone else” table. The food was the same, but somehow, it always felt like a second-class experience.
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