By Emma Emis
Big, bold letters sprawled out on the backdrop of the of the stage, surrounded by bright lights in every corner: “YHWH.”
Spiritual Emphasis Week is a week that Dalat encourages students, parents, friends, and faculty to dive deeper into their relationship with God. This week is beloved by all who attend, as it is a fun way to worship and get to know God more. The Leadership Development class worked enthusiastically to plan, organize, and pray for SEW months in advance. We worked diligently to synthesize all of our ideas into one single theme to encapsulate who God is. Then we found it.
This profound statement “ God Is.” was unanimously voted upon in our class after being suggested. We all came to the realization that God didn’t need to be defined by simply anything. He just is. And if he is, then nothing else matters. We hatched a plan- purposefully defining a few specific names of God for each chapel, in order to understand his character. We would put the name of God for that chapel in the background, to help the audience visualize His mighty power. Our class worked along side guest speakers from Texas to execute these Elementary, Middle, and High School Chapels and night sessions. In the process, we gained knowledge, wisdom and overall experience on what it means to be a student leader.
However, there were stressful moments at times, like designing the shirts or choosing the banner colors. The moments of designated time the past few months for quiet Bible reading and group prayers in class provided peace and comfort that hovered over us leaders for the weeks to come. Pastor Bob wanted us to realize this time we took to plan truly wasn’t about us, but about God and glorifying Him. I would say it was one of the most essential parts that went into organizing this event. Our individual hearts growing for God helped equip all of us.
A fellow member of the LD class, Joshua Conklin (12), said it perfectly: “Having been a part of SEW worship teams for a few years now, I knew that it would take work. This SEW, I finally saw the administrative side of that work in a new, very real light and realized it’s importance. Between voting and praying on the theme itself, to our LD class taking time to spiritually intercede for the school, to running the student led prayer time, I got to see a different and just as meaningful and impactful side of SEW that I hadn’t experienced before, and I loved it in all of its tiringness.”
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