This afternoon, Jason reminded us that as humans, we are always looking for love. But in our culture today, how do we foster healthy relationships?

Friendship

Jason began by noting the difference between true and false friendship. True friendship is when we will the good of another, when we hold the other accountable, when we affirm the other and are honest with them. False friendship is when bad company corrupts good morals, when people cause us to gossip, and people use us for their convenience.

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This morning, Rachel Leininger spoke at our women’s session about how our identity as a women is revealed by God.

She began with reminding us that we are tempted to find our identity in other places and things that give us our worth, whether that be our place on a sports team, the role that we play in our family, our spot in a group with friends, or our grades in school. But every time, those things that we let define us are going to fall short of telling the whole story of who we are. The world is really good at reducing our identity.

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Our women’s session today began with a personal testimony from Julia from Belleville in the Diocese of Belleville.

During high school, Julia made social media accounts in hopes that she would be able to reach more friends. But that’s not how things worked out. People began to tear her down and made her feel worthless.

At her first Steubenville Conference, she still found herself comparing herself to everyone in the room. During Adoration, as the monstrance came by her, she saw her reflection in the glass. From this image, she was reminded that God made her beautifully in His image and likeness.

She encouraged the women to turn to the Lord the next time they are struggling with their worth.