Hurting people...
It's my impression that many of us are hurting from the past. And at our age, it's most likely from a relationship (with one shaggy friend as an exception). But what should we do? I mean, as a Christian, I'd expect Jesus to free us from the bondage of sin and release us from the hurts of the past, right? Not so easy. But then, facing this reality of the past doesn't have to be something we hide/cover up/ignore while it slowly eats away at our heart.

I say we deal with this like other areas of weaknesses in our lives... by supporting one another and keeping each other accountable. I mean, what do we do when a friend struggles with an addiction like smoking or drinking? We don't just let him be. Last night Sam was filling out her Wycliff apps and read, "Do you have any addictions," straight from the paper. Then we joked that we would write "love" or "hurt from the past because of love." And I see that in our lives, this can be just as damaging as other addictions. So I move that we start a UN sponsored International Emergency Responses Network, called IERN, to rescue love junkies at the height of their depression in a swat team fashion. Or, at least, for us to be there to talk/love/help one another through these tumuluous young adult years.