Loan Le/The Mirror
A newly formed women’s group highlights the fundamentals of Christianity, providing a place for women to reflect on and to enforce faith in their busy college lives.
The first meeting takes place in Lindsay Wrinn’s, ’14, room on Jan. 27. From her room, you can tell a lot about the freshman’s personality. Her bedspreads are alive with color, and her wall is adorned with pictures of friends and family. In all of them, she is smiling brightly. In random places–on her desk drawers, on a bedpost, on a desk lamp–there are Post-it notes with encouraging sayings from well-known figures. On her desk is a well-worn Bible with tabs separating the books, and on the pages are notes and scribbles in blue ink.
The meeting starts off slowly with stragglers walking in. A few are from Wrinn’s floor; others came from other residence halls.The initial greetings are the typical “Hi, my name is…” or “I live in…”, and everyone gets a chance to introduce themselves. They play a short game of Two Truths and a Lie in which one person tells two truths and a lie and the other people have to guess at the lie.
Wrinn sits Indian-style on her chair, which she borrowed from the common lounge, leaning forward when listening to the other girls talk about their religious backgrounds.
A surprising commonality among the girls is that religion was enforced in their household. Many cite their high school years as being the time where they truly began to appreciate their religion. No matter their division or denomination of Christianity, despite the differences, the girls have come together to appreciate and enforce their faith in God.
Wrinn wants to bring religion outside of the church and outside of mass, and help others bring it along with them in their lives.
The girls will examine the Book of John in the next few weeks. “Personally for me, John is my favorite. Right now, life is stressful. Reading the book is a reminder that God wants to be part of our lives. He wants to be truthful to us,” Wrinn expressed to the members.
Others including freshman Delicia Alarcon agree with Wrinn.“I always find something in my bible to orient me and make me feel better. God is always there to talk to you, to keep you grounded,” she said. One girl added, “We grow up learning about God but never knowing what he said.”
After an hour and a half, Wrinn ends the session with a closing prayer. Her speech is earnest and words such as “freedom”, “honorable”, “vulnerable”, “joyous” and “truth” were used.
“At the end of the semester, I would hope that everyone in the small group would develop deeper friendships with one another and have a deeper relationship with God. My desire is that everyone would continue searching through the scripture for the answers to life’s question and keep seeking God,” said Wrinn.
Her women’s group meets on Thursdays from 8:30p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Contact Lindsay Wrinn at lindsay.wrinn@student.fairfield.edu for more information.
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